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Plane diverts after smoke alert Plane diverts after smoke alert
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A flight from Manchester to the George Best Belfast City Airport has had to make an emergency landing on the Isle of Man. A flight from Manchester to the George Best Belfast City Airport has made an emergency landing on the Isle of Man.
Eighty-nine passengers were on board the Flybe aircraft.Eighty-nine passengers were on board the Flybe aircraft.
A company spokeswoman said crew said they could smell smoke in the cockpit. A company spokeswoman said crew reported that they could smell smoke in the cockpit.
"The aircraft, an Embraer 195, made an emergency descent into the Isle of Man Airport as a precautionary measure, landing at 1317 BST," she said."The aircraft, an Embraer 195, made an emergency descent into the Isle of Man Airport as a precautionary measure, landing at 1317 BST," she said.
"Upon landing, all passengers were disembarked as quickly as possible.
"On current information, four passengers incurred minor injuries during disembarkation."
The spokeswoman added that the "likely cause of the incident seems to be a failure of the air conditioning and circulation system".
The air carrier said it was arranging for passengers to complete their journey to Belfast as soon as possible.