Aircraft preparing for emergency landing in MAN, according to Twitter. Info only.

BA1488. G-EUUJ.

Insert Airplane Leslie Nielsen clip here.....

Joking aside...best of luck guys. Fingers crossed for you.

Anyone know what the nature of the emergency / problem is?

Apparently it has landed (1734LT).

Yes, was alerted to 7700 squawk on FR24 and watched it make a quick descent from around Preston into Manchester. No other news yet.

BA1488

Heathrow-Glasgow.

Edit: Showing as having landed at GLA 17:36 on the airport's website.

This information is public domain as it can be displayed by any travel agent with access to a GDS.

DOBA1488
* OPERATIONAL FLIGHT INFO * BA1488 0 TU 03JUL
CITY INFO HOUR LOCAL)
LHR ESTIMATED TIME OF DEPARTURE 1638
LEFT THE GATE 1638
TOOK OFF 1655
DELAY OPERATIONAL REASON
DELAY OPERATIONAL REASON
OTHER INFORMATION
FLIGHT DIVERTED- CONTACT BRITISH
AIRWAYS FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
ESTIMATED TIME OF ARRIVAL 1730 MAN
MAN DIV GLA MAN
COMMERCIAL PUBLICITY / PASSENGER CONVENIENCE
PASSENGERS ON BOARD 163)
AIRCRAFT LANDED 1734
ARRIVED 1736
ESTIMATED TIME OF DEPARTURE 1835
ESTIMATED TIME OF ARRIVAL 1730 MAN

May be a little late into Glasgow


Arrivals and departures (http://www.britishairways.com/rtad/travel/public/en_gb?searchType=searchByFlight&page=flightDetail&arrivalOrDeparture=Departure&date=2012-07-03&flightNumber=1488&departureAirport=MAN&flightDate=2012-07-03)

Great reporting -I guess the a/c type is irrelevant I hope everyone is OK.

BA in Emergency??????????

Oh Lord, we all gone die.

Showing as having landed at GLA 17:36 on the airport's website.


Sorry, should have said "showing as having landed 17:36 on the GLA website", it didn't actually specify where the landing had taken place. :*

Medical divert.