Overview
- A Ryanair Boeing 737-800 from Seville to Manchester issued the 7700 emergency squawk after a passenger became unwell, and the plane landed safely with paramedics waiting, according to airline comment and flight‑tracking data.
- The crew transmitted the 7700 code roughly 20 minutes before landing, a signal that alerts air-traffic control to a general emergency and requests priority handling.
- A separate Ryanair service from Glasgow to Alicante was reported to have declared an emergency less than 20 minutes into the flight and diverted to Newcastle, where medics were said to be waiting on the tarmac; local flight‑tracking reports describe that incident as developing.
- Ryanair confirmed crews called ahead to arrange medical assistance for the Manchester flight, and passengers on the diverted Newcastle service were reportedly asked whether any medically qualified people were on board.
- Officials have not released details on the patients’ conditions, and reporters relied on airline statements and open-source flight data such as Flightradar24 to corroborate timings and flight paths.