Smoke in cockpit forces flight to return to Cork Airport

A flight from Cork to London was forced into a mid-air U-turn after smoke was reportedly spotted in the plane’s cockpit.

Aer Lingus flight EI 712 Cork to London Heathrow returned to Cork yesterday afternoon shortly after departure due to what the airline described as “a technical issue with the aircraft”.

“The aircraft, with 151 guests and crew on board landed safely at Cork Airport at 13:28,” an Aer Lingus spokesperson said.