A flight bound for Glasgow was forced to divert to Amsterdam after a 'urgent medical emergency' on board.
The incident took place on a Ryanair flight travelling from Warsaw Modlin airport on Friday evening.
Flight FR4742 took off from Warsaw at around 6:15pm local time on the two hour 45 minute journey to Glasgow, where it was scheduled to land around 7:55pm local time at Glasgow Airport.
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However, flight records show the plane declared a 'squawk 7700' emergency above Northern Holland, descending rapidly from 38,000 feet and diverting to Amsterdam Schiphol Airport.
The squawk 7700 code is reserved for emergency situations and immediately alerts Air Traffic Control (ATC) and other nearby planes that the aircraft squawking 7700 is in distress.
Aircraft flight tracking site FlightRadar24 issued an alert in respect of the emergency situation, tweeting: "A quick descent down from 38,000 feet for a diversion into Amsterdam for FR4742 while squawking 7700."
Reports suggest that the pilot reported a sick passenger on board and elected to divert to London Stansted, however, due to the passenger's condition worsening quickly, they then decided to go to the nearest airfield, which was Amsterdam.
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Flight records shows the plane took off again a short time later and continued on to Glasgow Airport, where it landed at 9:15pm local time.
A Ryanair spokeswoman told Glasgow Live: "This flight from Warsaw to Glasgow (24 June) diverted to Amsterdam after a passenger became ill on board. The crew called ahead to request medical assistance upon arrival, the aircraft landed normally, and the passenger disembarked and was met by medics.
"The aircraft continued to Glasgow 46 mins later. Ryanair apologises to all customers for this short delay.”
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