Edinburgh Airport received two unscheduled landings on Thursday after a pair of planes both declared in-flight emergencies.
The two Loganair flights were both diverted to land in the capital after enacting emergency protocol while on route to different locations around the UK.
The first, flight LM46, had taken off from Bristol airport shortly after 9pm, with the small passenger plane bound for Aberdeen Airport. However, nearly an hour after take off, the aircraft emitted a 'Squawk 7700' signal just as they arrived over the Scottish border.
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In a bid to find the nearest airport, the flight had circled several times before landing at Edinburgh Airport not long after 10.40pm.
The Sun also reports that another cargo Loganair flight landed just 40 minutes later, with the LM763 flight bound for the East Midlands.
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Travelling in the opposite direction, from Inverness, the passenger plane had taken off at around 9.46pm, but declared the emergency signal while flying over Midlothian.
Again, the aircraft made the decision to land at Edinburgh Airport, touching down on the runway at around 11pm. The nature of both emergencies is yet to be confirmed.
A spokesperson for Loganair said: “Due to an operational and weather related issue, a Loganair flight operating from Bristol to Aberdeen made a precautionary decision to land in Edinburgh. Our passengers were then transported to Aberdeen. The diversion to Edinburgh was completely cautionary and at no time were any emergencies declared by the Loganair crew.
“Separately and unrelated, a cargo flight with no passengers aboard diverted temporarily to Edinburgh. It then continued on its flight to its final destination.”
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