Flight to Jersey diverted back to Birmingham Airport for emergency landing after 'technical issue'
A passenger plane travelling from Birmingham Airport to Jersey had to make an emergency landing shortly after take-off due to a "technical issue" with one of its two engines.
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The Blue Islands plane took off at 3pm on Sunday carrying around 70 passengers, but had to return shortly afterwards in strong winds.
Nobody was injured in the incident and a spokesperson for Blue Islands said the safety of its passengers, crew and aircraft was its highest priority.
The statement said: " The plane's crew followed standard operating procedures and passengers disembarked normally.
"The flight's crew received a cockpit indication of a "technical issue" and followed procedure in dealing with it and shut down the engine as a precaution.
"The engine at no time stopped working in any uncontrolled way."
It added the procedures have an abundance of caution built into them to ensure passenger safety.
A spokesperson for Birmingham Airport said one flight was diverted, but no other restrictions were placed on the runway as a result of the landing.
