Flight 1443 departed Edinburgh shortly after 11 a.m. bound for London but signalled an emergency five minutes after takeoff by squawking 7700. Pilots identified a technical issue and the aircraft's landing gear appeared stuck in the down position. The Airbus A320 entered a holding pattern near Stirling, circling six times before returning and safely landing at 12:16 p.m. Edinburgh Airport suspended operations until nearly 2 p.m., during which 15 inbound flights diverted primarily to Glasgow; one Qatar Airways flight landed in Manchester and a KLM flight returned to Amsterdam. Passengers were bused to the terminal and the aircraft inspected and towed.
"However, just five minutes later, it squawked 7700 - a transponder code indicating a problem with the plane, according to Flightradar24. A British Airways spokesperson said that the pilots "identified a technical issue after take-off." It appeared that the plane's landing gear was stuck in the down position, per the flight-tracking site AirNav Radar's "Flight Emergency" X account. The Airbus A320 turned north and entered a holding pattern near the city of Stirling. It circled there six times."
"Edinburgh Airport had to suspend operations until nearly 2 p.m. as it dealt with the plane on the runway. 15 other flights bound for Edinburgh had to divert on Monday, mostly to nearby Glasgow, according to data from Flightradar24. However, a Qatar Airways flight instead landed at Manchester - nearly 200 miles away. And a KLM flight turned around near the coast of eastern England before returning to Amsterdam."
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