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TUI flight from Lanzarote to Newcastle declares 'squawk' emergency at 17,000ft
The Mirror UK and Daily Express describe the same event in different terms.
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What happenedThe flight from the Spanish island landed at its planned destination about 45 minutes behind schedule, having also departed late, but it is not clear what triggered the emergency code.
The headline splitThe left frames it as "TUI flight from Lanzarote to Newcastle declares 'squawk' emergency at 17,000ft". The right frames it as "TUI flight from Lanzarote to UK declares emergency at 17,900ft".
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Left / center-leftTUI flight from Lanzarote to Newcastle declares 'squawk' emergency at 17,000ft
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Right / center-rightTUI flight from Lanzarote to UK declares emergency at 17,900ft
TUI flight from Lanzarote to UK declares emergency at 17,900ft
A TUI flight from Lanzarote to Newcastle Airport transmitted a 'general emergency' squawk 7700 code at around 17,900 feet, flight tracking data suggests.
TUI flight from Lanzarote to Newcastle declares 'squawk' emergency at 17,000ft
The flight from the Spanish island landed at its planned destination about 45 minutes behind schedule, having also departed late, but it is not clear what triggered the emergency code
