
An Aberdeen aircraft has declared a state of emergency over the city, the Evening Express reports.
The flight, which originally left the Granite City at 9.53am, was due to fly to Sumburgh airport with an estimated arrival on Shetland at 10.50am
However, according to FlightRadar24, the aircraft circled over the airfield on the island before turning back to Aberdeen.The Eastern Airways flight has now been flying in a holding pattern over Cove and Portlethen.
An Aberdeen airport spokeswoman said: “The flight has turned back to Aberdeen (from Sumburgh) and we have declared emergency protocol.
“We have our emergency response team on standby.”
