Manchester Airport engineer 'lucky to be alive' after falling from Jet2 plane

Manchester Airport engineer 'lucky to be alive' after falling from Jet2 planeA man, believed to be an aircraft engineer who was contracted to work by Jet2, fell from a plane and suffered multiple injuries including leg and arm fractures yesterdayNewsPaige Ingram01:36, 12 Apr 2026Updated 01:36, 12 Apr 2026View 2 ImagesManchester Airport horror as man seriously hurt after falling from Jet2 plane(Image: UGC)An engineer is “lucky to be alive” after falling from a passenger plane at Manchester Airport yesterday.‌Emergency services rushed to the scene yesterday morning with the unnamed man having suffered multiple injuries including leg and arm fractures. It is understood he remains in hospital after the incident at around 8am on Saturday. He is believed to have broken both legs, his elbows, dislocated his shoulder and broken his eye sockets.‌A Manchester Airport worker told The Sun: "To stop the brunt of the fall he put his knees and arms out, that's what's caused his injuries. At the time we didn't realise how bad the injuries were. The drop from that aircraft is about 35ft, so he's lucky to be alive."‌View 2 ImagesEmergency services rushed to the scene(Image: UGC)READ MORE: Girl, 12, 'still can't speak' after teen used ChatGPT to plan horror school shootingREAD MORE: Parents' heartbreaking tribute to brave teen who died after leukaemia battleA spokesperson for Manchester Airport told The Mirror that the incident "involved a Jet2 plane on the airfield at the airport with ambulances attending before the man was taken to hospital".Article continues belowGreater Manchester Police have also confirmed that they were aware of the incident yesterday morning.A Jet2 spokesperson said that a full investigation was underway to look into what happened this morning. They said: “We are aware of an incident that took place at Manchester Airport this morning (Saturday 11th April) involving an individual from a third-...