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Scottish Sun
01-07-2025
- Scottish Sun
Scotland-bound easyJet flight forced to divert due to medical emergency
The flight finally touched down in Glasgow at 2.52am this morning MID-AIR EMERGENCY Scotland-bound easyJet flight forced to divert due to medical emergency Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) AN EASYJET flight heading to Glasgow was forced to divert after declaring a mid-air emergency. The plane took off from Tunisia yesterday evening and was expected to touch down at the Scottish airport at 12.15am this morning. Sign up for Scottish Sun newsletter Sign up 3 The easyJet flight was heading to Glasgow from Tunisia Credit: News Group Newspapers Ltd 3 The aircraft was forced to divert to Birmingham Credit: Flightradar24 But the EZY3172 flight from Enfidha-Hammamet International Airport was forced to divert to Birmingham. The airline confirmed that a passenger needed "urgent" medical assistance. They were met by medical teams at Birmingham airport. The easyJet flight then continued to Glasgow later. Flightrader24 shows the plane took off from Birmingham at 2.22am. It was in the air for 30 minutes before landing in Glasgow early this morning. The flight finally touched down at 2.52am. A spokesperson for easyJet told Glasgow Live: "We can confirm that flight EZY3172 from Enfidha-Hammamet International Airport to Glasgow on 29 June was required to divert to Birmingham due to a passenger requiring urgent medical assistance. "The customer was met by medical services and the flight continued to Glasgow later. "The safety and wellbeing of our customers and crew is always easyJet's highest priority."
The National
12-06-2025
- General
- The National
Air India flight bound for Gatwick crashes with 244 people on board
The Air India flight was departing from Ahmedabad airport with 244 people on board, including 53 British nationals. A large explosion was seen as the plane crashed in a residential area, with many people feared to have been killed. READ MORE: UK 'currently' training Israeli soldiers on UK soil, Labour Government admits Air India's chairman Natarajan Chandrasekaran described the incident as a "tragic accident" and a "devastating event" and said emergency response teams are at the site. He said: 'With profound sorrow I confirm that Air India Flight 171 operating Ahmedabad London Gatwick was involved in a tragic accident today. 'Our thoughts and deepest condolences are with the families and loved ones of all those affected by this devastating event. 'At this moment, our primary focus is on supporting all the affected people and their families. 'We are doing everything in our power to assist the emergency response teams at the site and to provide all necessary support and care to those impacted.' Prime Minister Keir Starmer said: 'The scenes emerging of a London-bound plane carrying many British nationals crashing in the Indian city of Ahmedabad are devastating.' He added that he is being kept updated on the incident. READ MORE: Popular family-run shop in Scottish city set to shut after 40 years First Minister John Swinney said: "Terrible news emerging from India this morning. Unimaginable pain for all those involved and affected by this incident. I extend my sympathy to all." Air India said 169 of those on board the Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft are Indian nationals, while 53 are British, one is Canadian and seven are Portugese. Twelve of those on board were crew members, while the remaining 232 were passengers. Flight tracking website Flightrader24 said on social media that it received the last signal from the aircraft at 08:08:51 UTC (shortly before 9.09am BST), "just seconds after take off".
