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| Plane circles over Manchester for hours due to fault | Plane circles over Manchester for hours due to fault |
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| A plane has landed safely at Manchester Airport after circling for more than four hours due to a technical fault. | A plane has landed safely at Manchester Airport after circling for more than four hours due to a technical fault. |
| The Saudi Arabian Airlines (Saudia) Dreamliner, which departed from Jeddah at 04.11 BST and was due to land at 08:30, started to circle over the Peak District. | The Saudi Arabian Airlines (Saudia) Dreamliner, which departed from Jeddah at 04.11 BST and was due to land at 08:30, started to circle over the Peak District. |
| The plane landed at 12:38. It had a total of six hours of fuel reserves. | The plane landed at 12:38. It had a total of six hours of fuel reserves. |
| The airline said there was an issue with the trailing edge flaps and it was waiting for a dry runway. | The airline said there was an issue with the trailing edge flaps and it was waiting for a dry runway. |
| The flaps are used to help control the speed and angle of an aircraft's descent. | |
| A spokesman for Saudia said once the wet weather had cleared up in Manchester, the plane was able to land safely. | A spokesman for Saudia said once the wet weather had cleared up in Manchester, the plane was able to land safely. |
| He said it was carrying six hours' worth of fuel reserves. | He said it was carrying six hours' worth of fuel reserves. |