Easyjet flight returns to Liverpool airport after long holding pattern over Bwlchgwyn
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Update: Good news, it appears the aircraft has landed safely.
The flight hit the ‘most tracked’ leaderboard on FlightRadar24 this evening, with over 6,000 people following its progress.
Update 9:45PM The aircraft has stopped looping the area and is heading back to Liverpool airport.
Updates below:
The G-EZOA Easyjet plane has been conducting loops to the north west of Wrexham since taking off from Liverpool earlier this evening – reportedly due to a pressurisation issue with the cabin.
The EZY41CE flight to Malaga took off from Liverpool at around 8:40PM however changed course shortly after, to then enter a holding pattern over Bwlchgwyn / Llandegla up to Mold in a flight pattern that is visible from the city centre.
As of just after 9PM it is at 7000 feet and is not broadcasting a distress ‘squawk’ but rather a standard UK transit code, reducing height to around 5000 feet later after Air Traffic Control authorisation.
The Airbus A-320 is the regular plane used for the Liverpool / Malaga route, completing one yesterday with no apparent issues.
Flying in such a loop – or holding pattern – is often carried out to burn fuel and could indicate the aircraft will be overhead in the area for a good while, pending a return to Liverpool airport at permittable landing weight.
No official statement has yet been made by EasyJet regarding the situation.
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