The Boeing 737 aircraft experienced a flap warning during a Larnaca-Leeds service, which arrived safely into Leeds Bradford airport during the early hours of August 22.

Two days later, the same aircraft, this time flying from Heraklion in Crete to Leeds, had to be diverted to Manchester last Thursday (August 24) after suffering the same problem.

Flaps allow aircraft to land at lower speed on shorter runways. A Jet2.com spokesperson said the decision to divert to Manchester was a precautionary measure on account of its longer runway.

A Jet2.com spokesperson said: “The captain of Jet2.com flight LS466 received a flap indication alert from the aircraft’s monitoring system as the crew prepared to land at Leeds Bradford Airport.

"The aircraft went into a holding pattern for a few minutes, to allow the crew time to assess the situation and then landed safely, without incident.

"Our engineering team are currently working closely with Boeing, the aircraft manufacturer, to resolve this issue as soon as possible and the aircraft is not operating.

"The safety of our customers is always our number one priority and the aircraft will not re-enter service until the issue is understood, resolved and thoroughly tested.”