Ryanair Boeing 737 MAX from London Stansted is declaring an emergency over France

A fight from London Stansted to Madrid is diverting to France after declaring an emergency.

Ryanair flight FR347 departed London Stansted at 18:00 BST for a 2-hour flight to Madrid.

The crew declared an emergency (squawk 7700) over Brittany after less than one hour in the air.

The flight is operated by a Boeing 737-8200 MAX (registration EI-HGP).

UPDATE 19:58 CEST
The flight is diverting to Nantes (NTE).