Transport / Sumburgh-bound flight turns back to Aberdeen

23 December 2019 12:46

An Eastern Airways oil charter flight landing at Aberdeen Airport.

AN EASTERN Airways flight to Sumburgh had to return to Aberdeen Airport shortly after taking off on Monday morning due to a warning about the plane’s landing gear.

The Saab 2000, which had 19 passengers and three crew on board, landed safely just before 10.30am.

Eastern Airways provides flights to and from Shetland for the oil and gas industry.

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