Overview
- Jet2 flight LS167 left Glasgow mid‑afternoon and was diverted to Faro after crew declared a medical emergency on Thursday, July 16, while cruising at about 37,000 feet.
- Flight‑tracking reports say the aircraft issued a 7700 transponder squawk for a general emergency before turning toward Faro, but that specific alert has not been publicly confirmed by the airline.
- The plane landed at Faro where emergency services met it and the affected passenger disembarked for hospital treatment, and the aircraft departed roughly two hours later to complete the journey to Lanzarote.
- The flight was operated by a Boeing 737‑800 (reported registration G‑JZBI) and remaining passengers arrived in Lanzarote later that evening with a delay.
- Jet2 has been approached for details about the passenger’s condition and has not released further information, and public flight trackers were used by reporters to reconstruct the diversion and timing.