A BRITISH Airways flight was forced to make an emergency landing at a Scottish airport after a mid-air alert was issued.

The aircraft was travelling from Aberdeen to London Heathrow this morning when the alarm was raised.

Flight BA1307 departed shortly before 11am and was due to land in the capital at 12:25pm.

But it was forced to divert to Edinburgh Airport after broadcasting an emergency squawk signal.

Footage from Flightradar24 shows the aircraft circling several times above West Lothian before continuing to Edinburgh.

A BA spokesperson said: “Our aircraft diverted to Edinburgh due to a minor technical issue where it landed normally.

“Our teams are working to ensure customers reach their destination as soon as possible.”

We recently told how an EasyJet flight from Scotland was seconds away from crashing in the Alps in a terrifying close call.

The Airbus A320 Neo left Edinburgh Airport with 157 passengers and was due to land at Geneva’s Cointrin Airport.

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