10 August 2023 , 11:09
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An easyJet flight has made an emergency landing after a mid-air emergency alert was issued after a loss of cabin pressure.
The plane had left Palma on the holiday isle of Majorca and was on its way to Edinburgh when the incident took place. The pilot onboard the holiday jet asked for the landing slot to be made available as soon as possible.
One passenger wrote on the social media network formerly known as Twitter to say that oxygen masks had fallen from the ceiling as the crew prepared to land. They posted: "Pilot very concerned and dropped masks due to suspected loss of cabin pressure. Descended like a meteor. Pilot wasn't totally sure of the issue even when grounded."
According to Aviation Source News the flight made an on-time departure out of Palma De Mallorca at 7.35am local time (8.35am BST) today and was over Scottish airspace approaching the destination when it declared the general emergency with the squawk code 7700.
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An easyJet spokeswoman said: "EasyJet can confirm that flight EJU7259 from Palma to Edinburgh this morning was met by emergency services on arrival in Edinburgh as a precaution only due to a technical issue."
No-one was injured and the Airbus A320-200 aircraft was brought down safely at Edinburgh at 9.32am today.
On Tuesday, easyJet flight EZY14EY, an Airbus A319 operating a scheduled flight from Palma De Mallorca to Liverpool declared an emergency whilst making its approach to Liverpool John Lennon Airport. The cause of the incident was a birdstrike, which occurred as the aircraft was on descent in the approach to the city.
EasyJet operates from Palma de Mallorca Airport to a number of destinations in the UK, including Bristol, Liverpool, London Gatwick, London Luton, London Stansted, Manchester and Edinburgh.