A Ryanair flight from Glasgow to Spain has declared a mid-air emergency and been forced to turn around part-way through the journey. Flight FR7842 took off from Glasgow Prestwick Airport at 7.31am on Monday morning, headed to Murcia in southeastern Spain.
It reached a cruising altitude of 35,000 feet before sending out Squawk 7700, the international code for a general emergency, a little after an hour into the journey. Flight tracking data showed the Boeing 737 MAX 8200 turning back over the Channel as it returned to the UK.
Ryanair has not confirmed the specific nature of the emergency, but choosing to turn back suggests the situation requires immediate attention, Air Live reports.
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