A Flight bound for Manchester Airport was forced to turn back amid reports of a shattered windscreen in the cockpit. The Aer Lingus Flight reportedly declared an emergency over the Irish Sea.

The flight tracking service, Radar Box, said its captain transmitted a code indicating a general emergency, which was later confirmed as a 'badly shattered, right hand windscreen'.

Aer Lingus flight EI3326 departed from Dublin Airport at 3.15pm on Tuesday bound for Manchester Airport. According to reports, the emergency was declared just minutes into the flight.

The flight tracking service revealed the Airbus was en-route back to Dublin Airport after only making it to the coast off Howth, a suburb of Dublin.

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