Jet2 Boeing 737 makes emergency landing in Split with 165 aboard
The UK-based airline's flight from Samos to Manchester diverted to Croatia on Friday after the crew declared an emergency over technical problems.
A Jet2 Boeing 737-800 flying from the Greek island of Samos to Manchester made an emergency landing at Split airport in Croatia on Friday after its crew reported technical problems, Croatian news site Index.hr reported. All 165 passengers and six crew members landed safely, and no one was injured.
The crew of flight LS1750 activated the international emergency code 7700, which signals general danger to air traffic control and gives the aircraft priority attention, according to Index.hr and Slovenian outlet Delo. Flight-tracking data showed the aircraft circling over the sea near Trogir and Split before landing.
Split's Sveti Jeronim airport said it received notice of the emergency landing at 14:20 local time and launched a full readiness procedure, mobilising airport and external emergency services; the procedure was stood down by 14:42, and air traffic resumed as normal, the airport said. The exact nature of the technical fault has not been disclosed.
The flight had departed Samos at 13:38 local time and was due to land in Manchester at 15:30 before the diversion, Jet2 said. The airline said a replacement aircraft was sent to Split to fly passengers on to Manchester, and apologised to customers for the disruption, according to the Daily Mirror and Liverpool Echo.
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What we know
- 2+ outlets · Index.hr, Delo +1 A Jet2 Boeing 737-800 flying from Samos, Greece, to Manchester made an emergency landing at Split airport, Croatia, on Friday after a technical problem, Index.hr reported.
- Official · Split airport (Sveti Jeronim) All 165 passengers and six crew landed safely; no injuries were reported.
- 2+ outlets · Index.hr, Delo The crew activated the international emergency code 7700; the aircraft circled near Trogir and Split before landing.
- Official · Split airport Split airport said it launched a full emergency-readiness procedure between 14:20 and 14:42 local time, after which traffic resumed as normal.
- Official · Jet2 (airline statement) Jet2 sent a replacement aircraft to Split to fly passengers on to Manchester.
How each fact is established: Verified checked by an ECTV editorOfficial stated by an official body2+ outlets reported independently by two or more news organisations1 outlet reported by a single news organisation so farUnconfirmed claimed or reportedHow we label facts
Why it matters for Europe
The incident triggered a full emergency response at Split airport, one of Croatia's busiest, underlining how airports along popular European holiday routes are set up to handle sudden in-flight technical problems even when, as here, the aircraft lands without incident.
Sources
Reported by 12 reports from 12 independent outlets in 7 countries.
- Index.hr: Avion sa 165 putnika izvanredno sletio u Split zbog tehničkih problema
- Delo: Britansko letalo s 165 potniki zasilno pristalo v Splitu
- Večernji list: Boeing 737 izvanredno sletio u Split, aktiviran kod za opću opasnost
- HRT Vijesti: Boeing 737 zbog tehničkih problema izvanredno sletio u Split
- Kurir: UZBUNA NA NEBU IZNAD HRVATSKE: Avion sa 165 putnika vanredno sleteo na aerodrom u Splitu
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Questions and answers
- Was anyone hurt?
- No; all 165 passengers and six crew members landed safely, Index.hr reported.
- What caused the emergency?
- The exact technical fault has not been disclosed; the crew activated the international emergency code 7700.
- Where was the flight going?
- It was travelling from Samos, Greece, to Manchester, UK, when it diverted to Split; Jet2 sent a replacement aircraft to complete the journey.
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