A FLIGHT bound for Scotland declared a mid-air emergency this morning.
The Virgin Atlantic plane was travelling from Orlando, Florida, to Edinburgh when a 7700 squawk code was issued, signalling an emergency onboard.
Flight VS226 departed from the US at around 1:56am on August 31.
The pilots requested a priority landing after a passenger fell ill onboard.
A post from FlightRadar24 read: “VS226 from Orlando to Edinburgh is squawking 7700, indicating a general emergency. Reason currently unknown.”
The flight made a safe landing at around 9:57am and was met by a team of medics.
A Virgin Atlantic spokesperson said: “Due to one of our passengers becoming unwell onboard, the VS226 travelling from Orlando to Edinburgh requested a priority landing and the aircraft was met by a medical team.
“The safety and wellbeing of our customers and crew is always our number one priority and this is standard procedure taken purely as a precautionary measure.”
It comes days after a Ryanair plane bound for Scotland was forced to divert following a mid-air emergency.
The flight was diverted to Portugal during a medical incident.
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