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Craig Williams & Kaitlin Easton

Glasgow-bound Ryanair flight diverts to Amsterdam after declaring on-board emergency

A Glasgow-bound flight was forced to divert to Amsterdam after a passenger became ill onboard.

The Ryanair flight landed in Amsterdam following the mid-flight medical emergency on Friday, after the plane departed from Warsaw Modlin airport.

Flight FR4742 was scheduled to touch down in Glasgow around 7.55pm local time after the expected two hour and 45 minute journey from Warsaw.

But flight records show the plane declared a 'squawk 7700' emergency while flying over the Netherlands, descending rapidly from 38,000 feet and diverting to Amsterdam Schiphol Airport.

As reported in Glasgow Live, the squawk 7700 code is reserved for emergency situations and immediately alerts Air Traffic Control (ATC) and other nearby planes that the aircraft squawking 7700 is in distress.

Aircraft flight tracking site FlightRadar24 issued an alert in respect of the emergency situation, tweeting: "A quick descent down from 38,000 feet for a diversion into Amsterdam for FR4742 while squawking 7700."

Reports suggest that the pilot reported a sick passenger on board and elected to divert to London Stansted, however, due to the passenger's condition worsening quickly, they then decided to go to the nearest airfield, which was Amsterdam.

Flight records shows the plane took off again a short time later and continued on to Glasgow Airport, where it landed at 9:15pm local time.

A Ryanair spokeswoman told Glasgow Live: "This flight from Warsaw to Glasgow (24 June) diverted to Amsterdam after a passenger became ill on board.

"The crew called ahead to request medical assistance upon arrival, the aircraft landed normally, and the passenger disembarked and was met by medics.

"The aircraft continued to Glasgow 46 mins later. Ryanair apologises to all customers for this short delay."

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