Flight FR661 was given priority landing clearance after a medical emergency was declared over the Irish Sea
A general image of a Ryanair plane
An emergency was declared aboard a Ryanair aircraft shortly after it departed Birmingham Airport.
Flight FR661 was en route to Dublin when a medical emergency is reported to have taken place.
The aircraft – which took off from BHX at 8.37am on Sunday, July 26 – was subsequently granted priority landing clearance.
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The incident followed the crew transmitting emergency squawk code 7700 – the universal transponder code utilised by pilots to signal a general emergency, reports Birmingham Live.
AirLive trackers revealed that the aircraft was approximately 8,000 feet above the Irish Sea when the emergency code was broadcast.
The plane subsequently touched down safely on Runway 28L at Dublin Airport roughly 40 minutes after leaving Birmingham.
Emergency ground crews were positioned and ready to meet the aircraft upon its arrival.