Ryanair UK B738 near Faro on Dec 5th 2023, pilot unwell
Last Update: December 5, 2023 / 20:28:00 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Dec 5, 2023
Classification
Incident
Airline
Ryanair UK
Flight number
RK-8528
Departure
London Stansted, United Kingdom
Destination
Ouarzazate, Morocco
Aircraft Registration
G-RUKI
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
A replacement Boeing 737-800 registration EI-EBC positioned from Porto (Portugal) to Faro, resumed the flight and delivered the passengers to Ouarzazate with a delay of about 3 hours.
The airline reported the aircraft diverted to Faro due to one of the pilots feeling ill, there was no emergency.
The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Faro about 11 hours after landing.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Dec 5, 2023
Classification
Incident
Airline
Ryanair UK
Flight number
RK-8528
Departure
London Stansted, United Kingdom
Destination
Ouarzazate, Morocco
Aircraft Registration
G-RUKI
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
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