A Ryanair flight bound for London was forced to return to Edinburgh after a passenger became ill on board.
Flight data shows the Ryanair RK1274 service departed Edinburgh Airport at around 10.28am bound for London Stanstead on Monday morning.
A passenger fell ill during the flight and an ’emergency’ was declared.
The flight returned to Edinburgh at around 11am after turning back at the Borders and passengers were subject to a delay of around 40 minutes.
A spokesperson for Ryanair: “This flight from Edinburgh to London Stansted returned to Edinburgh shortly after take-off when a passenger onboard became ill.
“The aircraft landed normally at Edinburgh and the passenger was offloaded for further treatment before this flight continued to London Stansted following a brief 40-minute delay.”
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