A London City flight made an emergency landing at Ronaldsway after a cracked windscreen was detected shortly after take-off.

The British Airways flight operated by Loganair took off at just before 1.30pm on Monday with 22 passengers on board.

But half an hour later it was forced to turn back to the island after a problem with the left hand windscreen was detected.

Emergency vehicles were placed on standby at Ronaldsway but the Saab 2000 landed safely. Passengers was transferred onto another flight.

A spokesperson for Loganair said: ’A Saab 2000 aircraft was en-route from Isle of Man Airport to London City with 22 passengers and three crew on board.

’Shortly after take-off the Captain detected a fault with the outer panel of the left wind screen and as a precaution, returned to Isle of Man Airport where the aircraft landed safely around 2pm.

’As per procedure in such circumstances, the airport placed its emergency vehicles on standby and passengers were transferred onto an alternative service.

’Loganair would like to apologise for the inconvenience but reassure its customers that safety is our number one priority.’