{"id":209065,"date":"2025-06-24T01:01:13","date_gmt":"2025-06-24T01:01:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/209065\/"},"modified":"2025-06-24T01:01:13","modified_gmt":"2025-06-24T01:01:13","slug":"ryanair-flight-forced-to-make-u-turn-after-mid-air-emergency-reported-192-miles-into-tenerife-trip","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/209065\/","title":{"rendered":"Ryanair flight forced to make U-turn after &#8216;mid-air emergency&#8217; reported 192 miles into Tenerife trip"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A Ryanair flight bound for Tenerife was forced to make an emergency return to Birmingham Airport yesterday afternoon following a medical incident onboard.<\/p>\n<p>The Boeing 737-800, operating as flight FR1121, had departed Birmingham at approximately 3.35pm on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>However, it was forced to turn back shortly after take-off when the medical emergency occurred.<\/p>\n<p>The aircraft, which can accommodate 189 passengers, was met by emergency services upon landing at Birmingham Airport. <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"c8295\" data-rm-shortcode-id=\"6e57ccde87e095568c75101642f049f6\" data-rm-shortcode-name=\"rebelmouse-image\" class=\"rm-shortcode rm-lazyloadable-image \" lazy-loadable=\"true\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%205470%202784'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" data-runner-src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/ryanair.jpg\" width=\"5470\" height=\"2784\" alt=\"Ryanair\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Ryanair<\/p>\n<p>PA<\/p>\n<p>The budget airline&#8217;s flight had been scheduled to reach Tenerife South after a journey of four hours and 23 minutes.<\/p>\n<p>However, FlightRadar24 data suggests the Ryanair flight turned back to Birmingham after just 74 minutes.<\/p>\n<p>Holidaymakers only made it to the English Channel before having their flights rescheduled after returning to Birmingham Airport.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"06ad5\" data-rm-shortcode-id=\"f51ec86328aa9b640e174e579fd53f52\" data-rm-shortcode-name=\"rebelmouse-image\" class=\"rm-shortcode rm-lazyloadable-image \" lazy-loadable=\"true\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%202399%20913'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" data-runner-src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/the-route-the-plane-took-on-flightradar24.png\" width=\"2399\" height=\"913\" alt=\"The route the plane took on FlightRadar24\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The route the plane took on FlightRadar24<\/p>\n<p>FLIGHTRADAR24<\/p>\n<p>Emergency crews were positioned on the tarmac as a precautionary measure when the aircraft made its unplanned return to Birmingham.<\/p>\n<p>A Birmingham Airport spokesman said: &#8220;Due to a medical emergency on board, an aircraft returned shortly after take-off.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Our on-site fire service responded to this as a precaution and part of our procedures for an unplanned landing.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"9ca02\" data-rm-shortcode-id=\"d2a65084edd9c4c2115f90329b830a25\" data-rm-shortcode-name=\"rebelmouse-image\" class=\"rm-shortcode rm-lazyloadable-image \" lazy-loadable=\"true\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%202036%201741'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" data-runner-src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/easyjet-and-ryanair-planes.jpg\" width=\"2036\" height=\"1741\" alt=\"easyJet and Ryanair planes\"\/>easyJet and Ryanair planesPA IMAGES<\/p>\n<p>The flight was rescheduled to depart Birmingham after 8pm yesterday evening. <\/p>\n<p>Passengers would eventually arrive at their Canary Islands destination in the early hours of this morning. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A Ryanair flight bound for Tenerife was forced to make an emergency return to Birmingham Airport 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