A Ryanair flight from Newcastle to Spain had to make an unexpected diversion last night after a passenger became ill on board.
The FR4080 flight to Alicante, which took off from Newcastle International Airport shortly after 8pm on Tuesday night, was diverted to London Stansted Airport where the plane landed at around 8.20pm. Ryanair has since confirmed that the diversion was made due to a passenger becoming ill on board.
Ryanair said the crew called ahead to request medical assistance upon arrival at Stansted and the aircraft landed normally. The passenger got off the aircraft and was met by medics before being transported to a nearby hospital.
The flight then continued to Alicante and arrived at 9.35pm local time due to the diversion. Ryanair has since apologised to passengers for the "short delay".
A spokesperson for Ryanair said: "This flight from Newcastle to Alicante (30 Aug) diverted to London Stansted 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 before being transported to a nearby hospital.
"The aircraft continued to Alicante at 21.35 local. Ryanair apologises to all customers for this short delay."
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