Jet2 B738 at Manchester on Jul 11th 2026, fumes in cockpit

Last Update: July 13, 2026 / 15:38:11 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jul 11, 2026

Classification
Incident

Airline
Jet2.com

Flight number
LS-869

Aircraft Registration
G-JZBZ

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

A Jet2.com Boeing 737-800, registration G-JZBZ performing flight LS-869 from Manchester,EN (UK) to Palma Mallorca,SP (Spain), was climbing out of Manchester's runway 05R when the crew stopped the climb at FL100 due to fumes in the cockpit and decided to return to Manchester for a safe landing on runway 05R about 25 minutes after departure.

A replacement Airbus A321-200 registration G-HLYB departed the following morning and reached Palma Mallorca with a delay of about 11:40 hours.

The occurrence aircraft performed a test flight about 13.5 hours after landing and returned to service about 15 hours after landing.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jul 11, 2026

Classification
Incident

Airline
Jet2.com

Flight number
LS-869

Aircraft Registration
G-JZBZ

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

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