Overview
- Flight EZY3201 to Tenerife diverted to London Gatwick on Wednesday after a reported welfare issue on board and landed safely shortly after 5.30pm.
- Flight-tracking data from Flightradar24 showed the Airbus A320 turning back over Brittany at about 35,000 feet before heading to Gatwick.
- The airline told customers the disruption was outside its control and said the aircraft would refuel and continue to Tenerife later in the evening.
- The crew did not broadcast a 7700 code, which is the transponder signal used to declare a general emergency to air traffic control.
- easyJet did not disclose details of the welfare concern, a term often used for medical or passenger-related issues, and the revised plan targeted a London departure around 9.45pm with arrival in Tenerife near 2.30am.