A TUI airline flight that took off from Lanzarote bound for Newcastle declared an emergency on board last Monday, November 2, as reported by the outlet AOL.
During the flight, shortly before one in the morning, the plane transmitted a "general emergency code" at an altitude of approximately 17,900 feet. Specifically, the pilots transmitted the code 'squawk 7700' shortly before landing.
This is a standard signal that warns air traffic controllers of a general emergency on board (technical failure, medical problem, or risk situation) to achieve immediate priority for landing and assistance on the runway.
According to this outlet, the flight took off from Lanzarote more than an hour late and was scheduled to land in Newcastle at 00:30, but it finally did so at 01:16 without major issues.
Despite this code, the reason for its activation has not been disclosed, so everything ended up being a scare.
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