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Blue Islands flight forced to return to Southampton with one engine shut down

A BLUE Islands flight has been forced to return to Southampton Airport following a precautionary engine shut down.

Blue Islands flight forced to return to Southampton with one engine shut down
Blue Islands flight forced to return to Southampton with one engine shut down / Guernsey Press

Flight SI249 landed safely and was met by the airport's emergency services.

A spare ATR plane is travelling to Southampton to allow passengers to continue their journey.

Full details in tomorrow's paper.