A flight from Glasgow Airport bound for Alicante had to divert amid a medical emergency not long after take off.
Ryanair flight FR2522 departed Glasgow at 8.47pm on Monday heading for the Spanish city, but was forced to divert to Manchester after around half an hour in the air.
The flight route on flight tracking website Flightradar24 shows the plane turning round in the Shropshire area of England before heading north to Manchester Airport.
Ryanair confirmed to Glasgow Live that the diversion was due to a passenger becoming ill on board. The passengers was met by medics after the plane landed and the flight continued on to Alicante shortly after.
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A Ryanair spokeswoman said: "This flight from Glasgow to Alicante (03 Apr) diverted to Manchester Airport after a passenger became ill on board. The crew called ahead to request medical assistance on arrival, the aircraft landed normally, the customer disembarked and was met by medics.
The flight safely continued to Alicante shortly after and Ryanair apologises to all customers for this short delay."
It comes days after a Ryanair flight from Dublin to Edinburgh was forced to divert to Glasgow Airport due to poor visibility caused by adverse weather conditions in the capital.
