Flight diverted 3,000 miles to Manchester airport after ‘medical emergency’

A flight was diverted more than 3,000 miles to Manchester Airport this afternoon.

The plane was en route from Frankfurt in Germany to John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York on Wednesday, May 8, when it began its diversion to Manchester Airport. Manchester Airport confirmed the diversion was due to a “medical emergency” on board, with the flight diverting to the nearest airport.

According to Flight Radar, the Condor flight left Frankfurt at 11.45am and is scheduled to land in Manchester at 2.52pm.

The plane was seen circling over Merseyside on Wednesday as people took to social media to ask what was going on.

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One person said: “It’s currently circling over my house in St Helens! Suppose it has a lot of fuel to burn?”

Another said: “Keeping at 6000ft and circling between Kirkby, St Helens and Wigan.”

The ECHO has contacted Condor for comment.

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