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Bristol Post
Bristol Post
National
Tanya Waterworth

Bristol-bound Ryanair flight forced to divert after issuing 'emergency alert'

A Ryanair flight bound for Bristol from Spain was forced to make a sudden landing in France. This was after an emergency alert was raised on the plane on Monday morning.

The flight from Valencia was suddenly diverted to Nantes after “squawking an emergency” over Bordeaux. Plane tracking website Flightradar24 indicated that the aircraft had been expectedly changed its route.

Today (20 June, 2023) a spokesperson for Ryanair confirmed that the flight had landed in France due to a passenger emergency. She said: “The flight from Valencia to Bristol (19 Jun) diverted to Nantes when a passenger became ill on board.”

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