Jason Manford forced to cancel show at last minute after plane makes U-turn

Comedian Jason Manford has been forced to cancel his show tonight at the last minute as his plane was turned back around. The TV star was set to perform in Belfast this evening and was flying out from London.

However, his delayed plane was unable to land in Northern Ireland due to Storm Amy. He was then diverted to Manchester instead. In a statement, he said: "Due to extreme weather conditions caused by Storm Amy, the British Airways plane that Jason Manford was flying on this afternoon could not land in Belfast and was rerouted to Manchester.

"This unfortunately means that Jason's show tonight has been cancelled. Please hold onto your tickets and you will be contacted next week with the date for the rescheduled show.

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"On behalf of Jason, we sincerely apologise for any inconvenience this may cause." Jason had already been documenting his journey to Belfast as it got off to a tricky start.

He was sat on the plane when it became delayed in London due to the weather. It prompted four passengers to decided to get off the plane as they didn't want to carry on the flight.

In another update, Jason shared terrifying footage of his plane trying to land in Belfast. The British Airways flight could be seen trying to get to the ground before a gust left the nose of the plane facing down.

The pilot made the decision to get the plane back up into the air, and Jason revealed they instead flew to Manchester to land. While in Manchester, the passnegers stayed on the plane as officials decided if they were going back to London.

However, in another turn of events Jason revealed he was now only 15 minutes away from his home and joked that he would ask to get off there rather than London.

The TV star told his followers: "Not gonna lie! That was scary! After those women got off too! Premonition. Anyway, really sorry weather has scuppered our show tonight, will be back as soon as possible!

"Thanks for understanding and all lovely messages." Fans were quick to share their support to Jason amid his ongoing journey as one said: "Just thankful he’s landed safe, even if it’s not where he wanted to be. Safety is the most important thing. Gigs can be rescheduled x."

Another added: "After earlier post i did wonder as long as all are safe main things." Someone else commented: "Nightmare. I was thinking landing in Manchester was actually perfect for you..... gig aside obviously!"

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