Ryanair flight from Tenerife to Manchester diverts after boy's medical emergency
manchestereveningnews.co.ukA flight from Tenerife to Manchester was forced into an emergency landing after a child fainted on board. The Ryanair flight RK1248 was on its way to the UK from Tenerife South Airport on Wednesday afternoon (October 18) when the incident unfolded.
Spanish air traffic controllers said the boy, whose age has not been revealed, had fainted on board. His condition following the medical emergency has not been confirmed.
The Boeing 737 plane was turned back while above the Atlantic as it made its way towards Manchester Airport. It landed at Fuerteventura around 90 minutes after it had taken off, shortly after 3pm. READ MORE: Footage shows chilling moment driver dumped Mercedes and ran away after ploughing into 'loving' mum and leaving her to die READ MORE: The streets where cars get 'windows smashed and paint thrown over them' as locals fume about parking The flight is understood to have taken off again from Fuerteventura Airport, also known as El Matorral Airport, near the island capital Puerto del Rosario, just after 6pm.
It is not known if the boy was taken to hospital following the emergency landing. The flight eventually landed in Manchester at 10pm after the unscheduled diversion.
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