Overview
- Flight BA78 declared a general emergency with a Squawk 7700 while cruising at 38,000 feet over France.
- The aircraft landed safely at Lyon-Saint Exupéry at 5:26 a.m. local time so a passenger could receive urgent medical care.
- Ground operations in Lyon lasted about two hours for refueling and administrative processing before departure at 7:50 a.m. local time.
- The service from Accra to Heathrow was back in the air and forecast to reach London around three hours behind schedule.
- British Airways has not disclosed the passenger’s condition, citing privacy.