An easyJet flight from London to Edinburgh was forced to divert after a “medical emergency” on board forced it to land in Liverpool.
The EZY312 flight, from London Stansted, that departed at around 5.20pm, suddenly diverted to Liverpool John Lennon whilst flying over the Peak District.
The flight path shows how the aircraft then turned and flew over Manchester before landing at Liverpool John Lennon airport shortly after 6pm.
An easyJet spokesman confirmed that the plane had been diverted due to a “medical emergency”, the Mirror reports. He told the paper: “We can confirm that flight EZY312 from London Stansted to Edinburgh this evening diverted to Liverpool due to a passenger onboard requiring urgent medical assistance.
“The safety and wellbeing of our customers and crew is easyJet’s highest priority.”
A RadarBox map showed the plane’s route from Stansted heading north and then suddenly taking a left and landing at Liverpool John Lennon airport.
And easyJet’s live flight checker online said that a second follow-on flight was organised for passengers to eventually reach Edinburgh and that the diversion was due to a “passenger incident” on board.
The update read: “We’re very sorry that your flight has now been diverted to Liverpool. This is due to a passenger incident. The disruption to your flight is outside of our control and is considered to be an extraordinary circumstance.”
