Emergency incident declared on board NI flight to London - passenger plane forced to divert Liverpool

A passenger plane travelling from Northern Ireland to London was forced to divert to Liverpool John Lennon Airport on Wednesday because of an on board emergency incident.
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Flybe flight BE1357 had taken off from Belfast City Airport and was travelling to London City Airport when an on-board medical emergency was declared after a passenger became unwell.

BE1357 arrived safely at Liverpool John Lennon Airport just before 4.00pm.

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"Flybe can confirm that the above flight has diverted to Liverpool John Lennon Airport this afternoon due to a passenger-related medical emergency on board," said a spokesperson for Flybe.

"The airline would apologise to the remaining passengers for any inconvenience experienced as a result of this temporary disruption to their travel."

There are no further details at this time.