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British Airways BA1301 from Aberdeen declares emergency, lands at Manchester

A British Airways Airbus A320 flying from Aberdeen to Heathrow declared an emergency in the air on 7 October and landed at Manchester. The nature of the emergency has not been confirmed.

2 outlets · 1L · 0C · 1R First reported Account updated
Image: Daily Express
Image: Daily Mirror

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The story, neutrally told

Mixed · 2British Airways flight BA1301 from Aberdeen to London Heathrow declared a mid-air emergency on the morning of 7 October and landed at Manchester Airport. Mixed · 2The aircraft was an Airbus A320, which the Express identifies as an A320-232, and it was due to land at Heathrow Terminal 5 at 12.05pm. Mixed · 2The outlets differ on departure time: the Express says the flight was scheduled to leave at 10.25am and took off 10 minutes later, while the Mirror, citing Flightradar24, says it left Aberdeen at 10.35am.

Mixed · 2The Express says the emergency was declared about 35 minutes into the one hour 40 minute flight, while the aircraft was over Manchester. The Mirror, citing Flightradar24, says it was declared at around 11.10am over Lancaster, with the plane landing at Manchester minutes later. Left · 1The nature of the emergency has not been confirmed, and it is unclear whether or when the flight will continue to London. The Mirror said it had approached British Airways for comment.

Every sentence links to the reporting it rests on. The pill in front of each says where its sources sit: Left, Centre or Right when one side supplies at least half of them, Mixed when they are evenly split. The number is how many outlets it cites.

Left1 outlet

Framing
Breaking-news report that cites Flightradar24 data and stresses what is still unknown.
Emphasis
Flight-tracking data, the unconfirmed nature of the emergency, and the uncertainty over whether the flight will continue.
Leaves out or plays down
Gives no scheduled departure time and no flight duration.
For example
“The nature of the emergency has also not yet been confirmed.” — Daily Mirror

Centre0 outlets

No centre outlet in our sources has covered this story yet.

Right1 outlet

Framing
Short report that leads with the mid-air emergency and gives schedule details.
Emphasis
Scheduled and actual times, the aircraft type and the terminal.
Leaves out or plays down
Does not say the nature of the emergency is unconfirmed, does not mention British Airways being contacted, and does not say whether the flight will continue.
For example
“British Airways flight BA1301 to London declares mid-air emergency before diversion” — Daily Express