Flight bound for East Midlands Airport diverts after declaring medical emergency

Flybe flight BE263 departed from Edinburgh this morning at 9.58am.

The flight declared an emergency and has landed at Manchester airport.

A Flybe spokeswoman said: "Flybe can confirm that the above flight has diverted to Manchester Airport this morning due to a passenger-related medical emergency on board.

"The airline would apologise to the remaining passengers for any inconvenience experienced as a result of this temporary disruption to their travel."