Plane carrying German football team forced to make emergency landing in Edinburgh
A plane carrying the German football team was forced into an unscheduled landing in Edinburgh this morning after declaring a mid-air emergency, Daily Mirror reported.
The team were heading back to Frankfurt following their 4-0 win over Iceland in Reykjavik on Wednesday night.
However, the official twitter account for the national team confirmed that “as a precaution there has been a safe stopover in Edinburgh.”
They have since added that “we are fine. Safety check on the machine is now running”.
It is unclear what the issue was with Klasjet flight KLJ2703 with radar images showing an emergency change of direction, making an abrupt turn between Dundee and Arbroath before rapidly descending.
The flight had taken off as planned at 12.53am (1.52am BST) from Reykjavik’s international airport.
On flight tracking website Flightradar24, it can be seen that the flight,, has stopped off in Edinburgh with the squawk code 7700, which is used for general emergencies on board an aeroplane.
On the pitch, it was a good night for Die Mannschaft who thumped Iceland to take complete control of their World Cup qualifying group.