EasyJet flight declares emergency and diverts to Liverpool
Summarised from 3 outlets · Updated 18 Oct, 11:31 · Archive
An easyJet flight from Glasgow to Southampton declared a mid-air emergency and diverted to Liverpool John Lennon Airport on Sunday, landing safely. The aircraft issued squawk code 7700, the standard emergency signal used by pilots to alert air traffic controllers to trouble on board.
Accounts of the timing differ slightly. The Mirror reports the flight departed Glasgow at 8:09am and issued the emergency signal at around 9:52am before landing at 10:10am. GB News reports the flight left Glasgow at 8:25am and landed at 9:10am, with the emergency declared 25 minutes into the flight. Both outlets confirm the aircraft was at altitude when the signal was issued, with GB News specifying it was around 24,000 feet over Lancashire.
Squawk code 7700 can indicate various scenarios including technical or medical emergencies. Neither easyJet nor the authorities have disclosed the specific reason for the diversion. GB News reports the flight was subsequently due to continue to Southampton at around 11:30am.
How it is being reported
- Glasgow easyJet flight declares mid-air emergency and suddenly diverts to LiverpoolThe crew declared an emergency 25 minutes into the flight.Daily Express · 18 Oct, 12:32
- EasyJet flight declares mid-air emergency en route to UK cityAn easyJet flight has declared a mid-air emergency on its way to Southampton. Flight U2415 left Glasgow Airport at 8.25am on Sunday, October 18 bound for the south coast. The Airbus A319 was due to arrive on the South Coast at around 9.25am but was forced to divert to Liverpool John Lennon Airport after declaring an emergency 25 minutes into the flight. Data from flight tracking app FlightRadar24 shows the plane headed south at around 24,000ft over Lancashire when the emergency squawk code 7700 was issued. TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say It then circles above Liverpool for a short while…GB News · 18 Oct, 11:14
- EasyJet UK flight declares mid-air emergency and suddenly diverts to Liverpool airportEasyJet passenger plane EZY12NL left Glasgow at 8.09am this morning headed for Southampton but the flight was forced to divert to Liverpool after issuing an emergency signalThe Mirror · 18 Oct, 10:50
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