Ryanair emergency: Flight to Dublin forced to divert after mid-air alert
A RYANAIR flight to Dublin from Gdansk in Poland has declared an emergency at 38,000 feet over the North Sea.
Ryanair plane diverted to Newcastle due mid-flight emergency
Aircraft tracking sites show the flight had left the Polish city at around 10.50am GMT.
It was due to land in the Irish capital at 12.50pm GMT.
However, Twitter account Airlive said the Ryanair plane, flight FR1909.
The site said the aircraft would be diverting to Newcastle.
It was reported the incident is a general emergency. However, full details were later released by the airline
A spokesman for Ryanair said: ”This flight from Gdansk to Dublin (7 Nov) diverted to Newcastle after a customer became ill on board.
"The crew called ahead to request medical assistance, the aircraft landed normally and the customer disembarked and was met by medics for further treatment.
”The aircraft will depart for Dublin shortly. Ryanair apologises to all customers for this short delay.”