Within the last 30 minutes, a Ryanair flight from Seville to Nantes has declared an emergency, forcing a diversion to Brest.
Information is limited surrounding the incident at hand.
Below is what we know on this so far…
Ryanair Flight FR5448 – Seville to Nantes…
Ryanair flight FR5448, which declared the emergency near Brest, is a routine scheduled flight between Seville and Nantes.
Furthermore, the aircraft involved in the incident is EI-EBK.
As per data from Planespotters.net, EI-EBK is a 17.4 year old Boeing 737-800 that was delivered to the airline back in February 2009 under the Irish subsidiary.
Of the 737-800 variant, the Irish Ryanair AOC has 197 of them in their fleet, of which all but one are in active service.
As well as the 737-800, the Irish AOC has 143 737 MAX 8 aircraft, bringing the total to 344 aircraft, and an average fleet age of 10.8 years.
Ryanair flight FR5448, which declared the emergency near Brest, departed Seville at 1735 local time and headed north to Nantes.
Everything was normal in the flight until they got to Nantes.
It appears as if the aircraft made a missed approach followed by a series of holds.
At the time, the weather appeared to look normal.
Following the holds, the aircraft then deviated in a north-westerly direction towards Brest.
During the final approach phase into the French airfield, the crew declared an emergency via the 7700 squawk code.
Just after 2000 local time, the aircraft landed safely without further incident.
What Was The Reason for the Emergency in Brest?
At this time, it is unclear what the reason for the emergency is onboard Ryanair flight FR5448 Seville-Nantes which diverted to Brest.
The 7700 emergency squawk code is quite broad in scope.
However, it is clear that the issue was critical onboard to prompt the emergency call.
As soon as we have more information pertinent to this, then we will update you accordingly.
For now, this remains a developing story. More to follow.
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