Gatwick Airport experienced a night of heightened activity on Monday 26th February as a commercial...
Published: 12:30 am February 28, 2024
Updated: 11:43 am October 8, 2025
Emergency Landings & Diversions Shake Gatwick Airport
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Gatwick Airport experienced a night of heightened activity on Monday 26th February as a commercial flight was diverted there and another plane landed under emergency conditions.

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The first incident involved EasyJet flight EZY41TX, which was en route from Funchal to London Gatwick. The aircraft issued a distress signal, squawking 7700, indicating a general emergency, as it entered UK airspace. It managed a safe landing at Gatwick at 23:30. Unconfirmed reports of smell of burning in the cockpit and plane was met by Gatwick ground services.

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