Red plane on Flightradar24 over Manchester.

[Cheeseandlobster]

Are there any fellow Flightradar geeks on here? There is a red tui plane over Manchester right now squaking. Any idea why?

I don't think the elevation means much. It's likely to be kept fairly low so that it can be landed quickly — and that's not even necessarily because the situation demands it, it's often done like this so that the disruption impact on other flights on busy runways at the airport is minimal.

Hopefully it looks more worrying than it is.

They might be heading out over the water now.

Very odd, it isn't landing! Maybe they are having landing gear trouble.

What are you classing as an RAF base at Newark?

Where's he off now? Liverpool?

Me too. I live at the back of MCR airport where all the emergency gates are!

Looks like heading to the Irish Sea? I heard it nearby. God, I'd be bloody terrified if on board.

Nope.

And me

That's what I thought too!

Oh dear I’d be worried if I was tracking this as I often do for relatives flights

RAF Syerston

Where on earth are they going? Not to Liverpool it seems?

Blackpool Airport maybe?? It's barely in use but still an active runway I believe! Although still not descending so probably not...

Maybe

Turning and descending. Must be liverpool

Looks like it’s going to land at Liverpool now.

It's turning again.

Happened to me coming back from Tenerife - landing gear failure meaning they had to circle to dump fuel and then emergency landing in brace position, bloody terrifying

Never tracked a flight before but it’s awful to think of the people on board, looks like it heading to Liverpool

I never knew this existed I feel I am going to waste hours of my life...

look scary if you're on board, like they are heading out to dump fuel, hopefully not attempt an emergency water landing.

Apologies gone back up over 7k

Fingers crossed they are all ok!

I'm somewhat reassured by people 'in the know' who have posted, so thank you! But I hope they land soon.

I haven't flown after a missed landing at Heathrow back from the States on a cold dark November morning, apparently the runway wasn't clear and it felt like we went up vertically! I'm a nervy passenger anyway but that finished me off. I was sobbing by the time we got off and said Never again to DH.

Poor sods on board...... I'm very glad to be sat at my desk at work!