Ryanair Flight Diverted due to Sick Passenger

A Ryanair flight from Bournemouth to Alicante declared an emergency whilst flying over France on Monday, diverting to Limoges airport.

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Flight FR9083, the 17:30 flight from the UK, due to arrive in Alicante at 20:30, declared an emergency about an hour into the flight and landed safely.

On the ground, it was revealed that a female passenger had been taken ill.

The aircraft left France at around 20:45, under a different flight number, FR9088.