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Jet2 flight from UK makes safe emergency landing in Faro after flap malfunction

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Jet2 Boeing 737-300 G-GDFL © Ian Gratton from Sutton-n-Craven, North Yorkshire, England on Wikimedia Commons

Jet2 flight LS251 from Leeds Bradford, UK, to Faro, Portugal, made an emergency landing at the latter’s airport on the morning of 12 May after pilots reported a hydraulic failure and suspected flap malfunction.

The Boeing 737-300 registered G-GDFN, carrying (only) 24 people, landed safely with no injuries. Authorities activated emergency protocols, deploying 50 personnel and 21 vehicles as a precaution.