Overview
- Air traffic control was alerted with a Squawk 7700 during descent when a pilot became incapacitated, prompting priority handling into Manchester.
- An airport spokesperson said the co-pilot performed the landing, which took place at 8:14 p.m. GMT without further incident.
- The Airbus A321 operating Flight LS980 from Lanzarote, registered G-SUNU, taxied to a stand where medical staff met the unwell pilot.
- Jet2 confirmed the request for a priority landing due to the pilot feeling unwell, and the airline said customers disembarked as normal.
- Separate same-day incidents included a Delta diversion to Dublin for a serious passenger medical emergency and an easyJet diversion to Porto for a technical issue, with both flights landing safely.