The Birmingham to Dublin flight was given priority landing clearance following a reported medical emergency onboard
An emergency was declared aboard a Ryanair service shortly after its departure from Birmingham Airport, forcing the crew to request priority landing clearance.
Flight FR661, bound for Dublin, had taken off at 8.37am on Sunday (July 26) when a medical incident is understood to have occurred onboard. The pilots subsequently transmitted the 7700 squawk code, the standard signal used to alert air traffic control to a general emergency, before diverting for an expedited arrival, reports Birmingham Live.
According to AirLive trackers, the aircraft was approximately 8,000 feet above the Irish Sea when the distress code was broadcast.
The plane touched down safely on Runway 28L at Dublin Airport roughly 40 minutes after leaving Birmingham, with emergency ground crews stationed on the tarmac ready to meet the aircraft upon landing.
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