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Passengers on a TUI flight from the UK to Cyprus experienced a fright when an emergency was declared mid-flight.

The Boeing 737, flight number TOM 6754, was en route to Paphos in Cyprus when the incident happened at 4.30pm on Sunday, shortly after takeoff from Cardiff.

The plane had to be rerouted to Birmingham , causing operations at Birmingham Airport to be temporarily halted as emergency services prepared for its arrival.

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Flight maps reveal that the aircraft circled Swansea Bay at roughly 3,000ft before ascending to 12,000ft and heading towards the West Midlands for landing.

Passengers and crew were safely evacuated after the aircraft circled before landing at 5.30pm.

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