In a dramatic turn of events, an Aer Lingus Regional flight bound for Belfast was forced to return to Birmingham Airport shortly after takeoff due to the discovery of a suspicious device on board. The incident involved flight EAG47S, which issued an emergency squawk 7700, signalling an urgent situation to air traffic controllers.
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Aircraft and Flight Details The aircraft, an 8.0-year-old ATR 72 registered as G-CMJJ, had initially departed Birmingham at 3.52pm. The plane, operated by Emerald Airlines under Aer Lingus Regional, made a safe emergency landing back at Birmingham at around 4.25pm. The ATR 72, previously operated by TransNusa and later by Nordic Aviation Capital, was taken over by Emerald Airlines in May 2022 and re-registered in the UK in March 2023.
