Emiliano Sala pilot told friend plane was ‘dodgy’ before fatal flight

Newly released audio reveals David Ibbotson had concerns about aircraft in run-up to crash in 2019

The pilot of a plane in which the footballer Emiliano Sala died told a friend the aircraft was dodgy", after an outward flight from Cardiff to Nantes.

The 28-year-old player was flying from Nantes in France to Wales to join then Premier League club Cardiff City when the plane crashed in the Channel close to Guernsey.