Passengers on a flight from Edinburgh saw flames shoot from a wing as their plane was forced into an emergency landing minutes after take-off. Delta Airlines flight DAL209 to New York quickly diverted to land at Prestwick after suffering engine problems. Footage has emerged on social media of flames around the aircraft's wing. Shocked passengers reported hearing a loud bang before the plane was diverted. BBC Scotland News journalist Laura Pettigrew was on the flight. She said: "The plane took off and there was a loud engine noise, similar to the noise normally during take-off and landing, but it seemed to continue once we were in the air. The captain walked up the length of the plane and then there was a Tannoy announcement - although no-one could hear it. But we soon realised we were preparing to land. When the plane touched down we could see fire trucks and firefighters with hoses rushing towards us." She added: "We were told to leave all our belongings and get off as quickly as we could. There was no real panic among passengers, more just confusion. However some families with kids were pretty distressed."<br/>
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Unions at Italian airline ITA Airways on Friday threatened to call a strike after the company delayed signing off on a deal over salaries at the state-owned company, and urged the government to intervene on the issue. ITA, the successor of former flagship airline Alitalia, employs around 3,600 workers. Its unions were negotiating wages as Rome discusses with German carrier Lufthansa (LHAG.DE) the selling of a minority stake in the company. "The company showed unacceptable rigidity by refusing to sign off on the agreement," Claudio Tarlazzi and Ivan Viglietti, from the Uiltrasporti union, said in a statement, adding that this would be the first strike since ITA began flying in 2021. Union sources said the strike might take the form of a four-hour stoppage on Feb. 28. CGIL union official Fabrizio Cuscito said the refusal to sign off on the agreement amounted to "a lack of respect" to workers and said the government should step into the dispute. ITA told Reuters the issue needed first to be discussed at a board meeting, which has already been called for next week, and asked unions to meet again afterwards. "As things stand, the company is not in a position to sign the agreement," ITA said.<br/>