A helicopter with seven people on board was forced to make an emergency landing in Shetland yesterday.
A full scale emergency was declared at Sumburgh Airport, and the emergency services were called to the busy airport.
However, they were stood down once the CHC-operated helicopter landed safely.
It is understood the Super Puma aircraft landed as a precaution after emergency services were alerted to a possible fire on board when a warning light came on. It landed about 3pm yesterday afternoon.
A CHC spokesman said last night: “An aircraft travelling offshore returned to base at Sumburgh as a precaution after the crew received a warning.”
“The passengers and crew landed safely just before 3pm.”
She confirmed a fire had not broken out onboard.
A spokesman for Highlands and Islands Airports said: “The aircraft was a Super Puma helicopter. There was an emergency declared and it landed safely.”
A police spokeswoman said: “We were made aware of a helicopter coming in to land at Sumburgh Airport.
“We were made aware that there was a fire on board. It has landed now and we have been advised that it has landed safely.
“There were seven people on board the helicopter.”
A fire service spokes-woman said yesterday that fire appliances from Lerwick, Sumburgh and Scalloway, set off for the airport, but returned to their station.
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