A FLIGHT to a Spanish hotspot appears to be diverting back to Dublin after taking off only a matter of hours ago.
The Ryanair flight FR10 was noted to be indicating there was an emergency on board and would need to return to Dublin.
There has yet to be a confirmation from the airline but popular flight tracking app Flight Radar 24 has shared a “diverted” status.
Taking to X, aviation journalist @Shauns_Aviation shared an update while monitoring the flight.
He said: “Ryanair flight #FR10 / #RYR16SP is currently squawking 7700 indicating and emergency.
“It is now returning to Dublin following an emergency descent.
“No reason is confirmed as of now, but this appears to be a pressurisation issue.”
The Irish Sun has contacted Ryanair for a comment.
According to Flight Radar, as of the time of writing, the plane was originally destined for Madrid and was due to arrive back in Dublin within eight minutes.
It was travelling at a low height of just over 3,000ft and a ground speed of 250kts, which continuously dropped.
Shaun also confirmed that no medical attention is needed on board.
He said: “This is a confirmed depressurisation, no medical assistance is required and the pilots are happy to vacate the runway on landing.”
This comes after a number of Irish families were left stranded in the UK earlier this month after their plane failed to land at Dublin Airport four times.
The terrified passengers refused to get back on board Ryanair flight FR7031 after it was involved in a marathon ten hour journey from Portugal before landing in Birmingham Airport.
Their nightmare began as they flew from Faro Airport to Dublin during Storm Ashley.
After a very turbulent flight, the pilot tried to land the plane on two occasions but failed to do so after circling around Dublin for almost two hours.
During that time a passenger on board suffered a suspected heart-attack before the plane was diverted to Manchester.
Ryanair told The Irish Sun that the plane attempted a number of landings before being diverted to Manchester, and then Birmingham.
A Ryanair spokesperson said: “This flight from Faro to Dublin diverted to Manchester due to high winds at Dublin caused by Storm Ashley.
“The plane attempted to reroute to Dublin where it was unable to land and diverted to Birmingham for passenger safety.
“As this was an EU-to-EU flight, UK Border Force would not allow passengers to disembark in Birmingham. Passengers were provided with snacks and refreshments for sale from the inflight bar service.”
The airline went on to apologise for customer delays.
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