A plane bound for Scotland from Spain was diverted this afternoon after an emergency in the sky led to the Jet2 carrier being diverted to France.
The aircraft left Malaga this morning but never made it to Glasgow Airport, where it was scheduled to land at 2.55pm today.
Jet2 flight LS134 issued a ‘Squawk 7700’ emergency over the Bay of Biscay near the city of Lorient and descended quickly, before landing at Nantes Atlantique Airport just after 12:20pm
Popular flight tracking website, Flightradar24, displayed that the emergency call was issued around two hours into the flight, with the emergency prompting the plane to descend from a cruising altitude of 36,000 ft to just 4,000 ft in around 13 minutes.
Reports online confirm that the flight landed safely in Nantes Atlantique Airport “under emergency conditions”.
According to Simple Flying, a ‘ Squawk 7700’ will be entered by a pilot in an emergency situation - either instructed by ATC after declaring an emergency or without communication.
This will clearly inform all tracking ground controllers that the aircraft has an emergency and should be given appropriate assistance.
Jet2 has confirmed to Glasgow Live that the flight declared an emergency due to a passenger requiring medical attention.
A Jet2 spokesperson said: “Due to a customer onboard requiring medical attention, our crew have diverted the aircraft to Nantes and have requested medical assistance upon landing.”
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