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NextImg:EasyJet flight en route to Glasgow forced to divert to Birmingham over medical emergency

An easyJet flight bound for Glasgow was forced to divert to Birmingham due to a passenger requiring "urgent medical assistance".

The plane took off from Enfidha Hammamet International Airport in Tunisia just before 9pm on June 29 and was expected to arrive at Glasgow International Airport at 12.15am the following day.

It however stopped off at Birmingham Airport so a customer onboard could seek medical assistance.

A map of the EZY3172 flight on aircraft tracking website, FlightRadar24, shows the plane travelling a consistent line of route before changing direction and landing in the Midlands.

The easyJet customer was met by medics on arrival to Birmingham.

The flight later continued to its destination.

A spokeswoman for the airline said: "We can confirm that flight EZY3172 from Enfidha-Hammamet International Airport to Glasgow on June 29 was required to divert to Birmingham due to a passenger requiring urgent medical assistance.

“The customer was met by medical services and the flight continued to Glasgow later.


An easyJet plane

An easyJet flight bound for Glasgow was diverted to Birmingham due to a passenger requiring medical help

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"The safety and wellbeing of our customers and crew is always easyJet’s highest priority.”

It is not the first easyJet flight to have been diverted for a medical matter in recent weeks.

In a separate incident on June 7, flight EZY2612 from Sharm el Sheikh in Egypt to Luton was diverted to Rome after three travellers reportedly suffered food poisoning.

In a statement issued the following day, easyJet confirmed a passenger required "urgent medical assistance" which led to the crew being unable to continue operating.