Passenger jet flying from Glasgow to Spain has to make an emergency landing in Manchester after a bird is sucked into the engine

  • The Thomas Cook Airlines flight TCX47MG departed Glasgow at 6.17am
  • Was travelling to Spain but was forced to land in Manchester at 6.45am
  • A bird had been sucked into one of the engines of the Airbus A321

By Alexander Robertson For Mailonline

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A flight travelling to Mallorca has diverted to Manchester Airport after a bird was sucked into one of its engines.

The Thomas Cook Airlines flight TCX47MG departed from Glasgow at 6.17am and was due to arrive in Spain.

But the plane made an unscheduled landing at around 6.45am at Manchester Airport.

The Thomas Cook Airlines flight TCX47MG departed from Glasgow at 6.17am and was due to arrive in Spain (stock image of the A321 at Manchester)

The Thomas Cook Airlines flight TCX47MG departed from Glasgow at 6.17am and was due to arrive in Spain (stock image of the A321 at Manchester)

The Thomas Cook flight has now landed safely at Manchester Airport and passengers will be transferred onto another aircraft.

A bird became sucked into one of the engines of the Airbus A321. 

A radar tracking of the flight shows its path to Manchester. The Thomas Cook flight has now landed safely and passengers will be transferred onto another aircraft

A radar tracking of the flight shows its path to Manchester. The Thomas Cook flight has now landed safely and passengers will be transferred onto another aircraft

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