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A Jet2 repositioning flight declared an emergency after takeoff from Glasgow

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Last updated: May 31, 2025, 12:05 UTC
Published: Saturday, May 31, 2025, at 12:02 UTC
Category: Emergency Europe UK
Author: AIRLIVE contibutors

Airline: Jet2
Aircraft: Boeing 737-8HX
Data: G-JZBX GLA
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A Jet2 flight from Glasgow, UK has declared an emergency and circled before returning.

The Boeing 747-800 (registration G-JZBX) stopped the climb at 9,000 feet due to a technical issue with the aircraft.

The plane was on repositioning flight to Leeds, only few minutes from there.

After circling East of Glasgow, the aircraft landed back safely on runway 23, 40 minutes after departure.

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