The plane was heading to Rome when it changed course
General image of a Jet2 plane
A Jet2 flight was forced to divert to Birmingham Airport after declaring an emergency mid-air.
The plane left Edinburgh Airport and was heading to Rome in Italy on Monday, May 5.
It was in the air when it issued a 700 squawk code signalling an emergency onboard.
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The flight was initially due to leave Edinburgh at 6.15am but did not depart until about 6.50am.
It was scheduled to land in Rome at about 10.20am but was delayed after the pilot declared an emergency about half-an-hour into the journey.
The LS3915 flight was diverted to Birmingham Airport.
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An emergency squawk is used to identify an aircraft which has a possible issue so is can have priority over other air traffic, The Scottish Sun reports.
Images from FlightRadar24 indicated the plane was heading south towards Rome until it started to fly over Stoke-on-Trent.
It then veered off course out to the east.
The plane began to pass Birmingham Airport but circled back, looping around in the sky.
It landed safely at the airport at about 7.40am.
Jet2 confirmed the plane was diverted when a passenger needed medical assistance.
The flight later continued its journey to Rome.
A spokesperson said: “We can confirm flight LS3915 from Edinburgh to Rome diverted to Birmingham due to a customer requiring medical assistance.
“The aircraft subsequently continued its journey to Rome.”