Florida-bound Thomson Boeing 787 Dreamliner forced to return to Manchester Airport after a 'technical issue' - Manchester Evening News
A Boeing 787 Dreamliner jet has been forced to return to Manchester Airport after it developed a mid-flight 'technical issue'.
The Thomson Boeing 787 Dreamliner departed from the airport for Sanford in Orlando, Florida, this afternoon.
It was later spotted on a plane-tracking website circling over north Wales, understood to be dumping fuel.
The luxury jet later returned to Manchester Airport and landed safely tonight.
A spokesman for Thomson said the return to Manchester was a precaution and passengers were being moved to an alternative aircraft.
The airline said the incident was not connected to a fire on a parked Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 787 Dreamliner at London Heathrow today.
Runways at Heathrow were closed and all arrivals and departures were suspended after the incident at 4.30pm. No passengers were aboard at the time.