Ryanair B738 at Tenerife on Apr 7th 2019, first officer incapacitated
Last Update: April 9, 2019 / 19:27:49 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Apr 7, 2019
Classification
Incident
Airline
Ryanair
Flight number
FR-654
Departure
Tenerife Sur Reina Sofia, Spain
Destination
Glasgow Prestwick, United Kingdom
Aircraft Registration
EI-EMA
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
The aircraft remained on the ground for about 2 hours, then departed again with a replacement first officer and reached Prestwick with a delay of 2:40 hours.
The airline reported the first officer became ill shortly after departure, the captain returned the aircraft to Tenerife where medical services took care of the first officer.
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Apr 7, 2019
Classification
Incident
Airline
Ryanair
Flight number
FR-654
Departure
Tenerife Sur Reina Sofia, Spain
Destination
Glasgow Prestwick, United Kingdom
Aircraft Registration
EI-EMA
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
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