{"id":189509,"date":"2023-12-05T15:32:12","date_gmt":"2023-12-05T15:32:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsneednews.com\/?p=189509"},"modified":"2023-12-05T15:32:12","modified_gmt":"2023-12-05T15:32:12","slug":"ryanair-flight-makes-emergency-landing-after-pilot-falls-ill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsneednews.com\/world-news\/ryanair-flight-makes-emergency-landing-after-pilot-falls-ill\/","title":{"rendered":"Ryanair flight &apos;makes emergency landing after pilot falls ill&apos;"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1> Ryanair flight from UK to Morocco &#8216;makes emergency landing in Portugal after pilot falls ill&#8217;<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Pilot told passengers before landing he wasn&#8217;t feeling well, according to a report<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A Ryanair plane has reportedly had to make an emergency landing in Portugal after the pilot fell ill.<\/p>\n<p>The aircraft was heading from the UK to Morocco but ended up landing at Faro Airport on the Portuguese Algarve this morning, according to local reports.<\/p>\n<p>The pilot had told passengers before landing that he wasn&#8217;t feeling well and the diversion triggered a &#8216;red alert&#8217; at the airport, according to Portuguese daily Correio da Manha.<\/p>\n<p>It was not immediately clear today if the pilot had landed the plane or handed over to his co-pilot, and whether he had stayed on the aircraft after reaching Faro or if he had been taken to hospital.<\/p>\n<p>MailOnline has contacted Ryanair for comment.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/05\/14\/78599417-12827887-image-a-38_1701786672290.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>It was not immediately clear today if the pilot had landed the plane or handed over to his co-pilot and whether he had stayed on the aircraft after reaching Faro or been taken to hospital (Stock Image)<\/p>\n<p>In April a packed easyJet plane heading to Agadir in Morocco from London Gatwick had to divert to Faro.<\/p>\n<p>Local reports at the time said the flight diversion was the result of the pilot suffering an &#8216;indisposition&#8217;, and led to an identical red alert being activated before the Airbus A320 was landed safely.<\/p>\n<p>EasyJet said in a comment at the time: &#8216;easyJet can confirm that flight EZY6469 from London Gatwick to Agadir on 21 April diverted to Faro due to the First Officer requiring medical assistance.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;The Captain performed a routine landing in accordance with standard operating procedures and the aircraft was met by medical services on arrival in Faro.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;A replacement crew was arranged and passengers have since continued their journey to Agadir. 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