A Glasgow Loganair flight to the Shetland Islands declared an emergency shortly after take-off.

The plane was heading up to Sumburgh Airport in Shetland when it issued a 7700 squawk code – which means an aircraft is experiencing an emergency and needs immediate assistance from air traffic control.

The flight was scheduled to leave Glasgow Airport at 7.30am on January 9 and it was scheduled to arrive on the island at around 8.50am.

It is understood the plane still made a safe arrival to Sumburgh Airport arriving at the slightly later time of 9.20am and the nature of the incident is currently unknown. Loganair has been approached for comment.

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