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Ryanair flight declares mid-air 'low fuel' emergency after chaos at major airport
United Kingdom🏛️ PoliticsCenter9 hr. ago

Ryanair flight declares mid-air 'low fuel' emergency after chaos at major airport

A Ryanair flight from Sevilla to Nantes was forced to declare a mid-air fuel emergency and divert to Brest after a runway closure at Nantes Atlantique Airport. The closure occurred due to debris from a damaged jet engine blocking the runway, forcing the flight to abort its landing and initiate a go-around maneuver. After several minutes in a holding pattern, the crew declared a fuel emergency and climbed to 20,000 feet, receiving priority routing to Brest. The flight landed safely 2 hours and 40 minutes after departure. The incident disrupted air traffic at Nantes, leading to flight diversions and a four-hour suspension of operations until debris was cleared.

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Daily Mirror logoDaily MirrorIndependentCenter9 hr. ago
Ryanair flight declares mid-air 'low fuel' emergency after chaos at major airport

A Ryanair flight from Sevilla to Nantes was forced to declare a mid-air fuel emergency and divert to Brest after a runway closure at Nantes Atlantique Airport. The closure occurred due to debris from a damaged jet engine blocking the runway, forcing the flight to abort its landing and initiate a go-around maneuver. After several minutes in a holding pattern, the crew declared a fuel emergency and climbed to 20,000 feet, receiving priority routing to Brest. The flight landed safely 2 hours and 40 minutes after departure. The incident disrupted air traffic at Nantes, leading to flight diversions and a four-hour suspension of operations until debris was cleared.

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