A Ryanair flight, operating FR5569 from Rome, has declared an emergency whilst enroute to Dublin Airport.
Information is limited at the moment regarding the incident at hand.
Below is what we know on this so far…
Ryanair Flight FR5569 – Rome to Dublin…
Ryanair flight FR5569, which declared the emergency, is a routine scheduled flight between Rome and Dublin.
Furthermore, the aircraft involved in the incident is 9H-QDA.
As per data from Planespotters.net, 9H-QDA is a 10.1 year old Boeing 737-800 that started out life with Ryanair back in September 2016 as EI-FRY.
In April 2020, it was handed over to the Malta Air subsidiary, where it has been since.
Of the 737-800 variant, Malta Air has 136 of them in their fleet, of which 133 are in active service, and three are parked, with an average fleet age of 11.0 years.
Ryanair flight FR5569, which declared the emergency, departed from Rome at 1152 local time on October 13, bound for Dublin.
Everything was normal in the flight until the emergency was declared over Welsh airspace, around 30 minutes away from Dublin.
The decision was made, despite the emergency call, to continue onto Dublin, with the aircraft still in the air at the time of writing.
Reason for the Emergency?
At this stage, the reason for the emergency onboard Ryanair flight FR5569 from Rome to Dublin is unclear.
What we do know is that it is serious enough to require an emergency broadcast.
The aircraft has commenced it’s descent into the Irish airport, with no diversion expected as a result.
7700 squawk codes typically have a wide range of causes, but it is something that could be a potential danger to the aircraft.
As soon as we have more information pertinent to this, then we will update you accordingly.
UPDATE #1 – Ryanair flight FR5569 looks to have landed safely without further incident following the emergency call.
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