Jet2 flight LS167 from Glasgow Airport to Lanzarote was forced to divert over 600 miles due to a passenger medical emergency on July 16. The Boeing 737-800 departed Glasgow at 3:17 pm and was scheduled to land in Lanzarote at 7:50 pm before the incident occurred.
Diversion to Faro, Portugal
The flight was rerouted to Faro, Portugal, where the affected passenger disembarked to receive medical assistance. After the passenger was attended to, the flight resumed its journey to Lanzarote, according to Flight Radar data.
Ryanair Incident
In a separate incident, a Ryanair flight from Thessaloniki to Serbia experienced a mid-air emergency when an engine part reportedly detached and struck a cabin window, partially pulling a passenger out of the aircraft. Ljubiša Karović, 61, was traveling with his wife Svetlana Grković when the incident occurred on July 10. The captain had spotted an engine problem and was returning to Thessaloniki when the window dislodged inflight. Grković grabbed her husband's legs, stating, 'If we die, we die together.' Ryanair confirmed the window dislodged, and the couple safely landed back in Thessaloniki.
