Staff onboard called in an emergency above the north of England before the Boeing 737-800 was diverted to Manchester.
A Jet2 flight from Edinburgh to Mallorca was forced to make an emergency landing after a medical incident onboard.An emergency squawking code 7700 was issued above the north of England after a passenger became unwell at 7:04am. The Boeing 737-800 was then diverted to Manchester Airport.A spokesperson for Jet2 airline said: “Flight LS717 from Edinburgh to Palma diverted to Manchester Airport this morning , due to a customer requiring medical attention.
Top news stories today Aviation Source News also said in a statement: "With Jet2 flight LS717 from Edinburgh now landed at Manchester , the nature of the general emergency which resulted in this morning's diversion is not yet known. "The flight declared the emergency with squawk code 7700 whilst over northern England en route to PMI."
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