Oxygen masks had to be deployed after the crew sounded the emergency '7700 squawk code' shortly after takeoff
A Ryanair flight from Dublin to a popular holiday hotspot was forced to make an emergency landing back at Dublin Airport due to a technical issue on board the aircraft.
A Squawk 7700 alert code indicates an emergency onboard the aircraft and may be issued due to technical, environmental, or medical issues that results in an emergency situation.READ MORE: Former Irish boxing champ Michael Nevin admits assault after drug-fuelled downward spiral during pandemic @Shaun's_Aviation issued an update a short time later which read: "This is a confirmed depressurisation, no medical assistance is required and the pilots are happy to vacate the runway on landing."
Ryanair confirmed that the flight had to return to Dublin due to a "pressurisation system issue" as they issued an apology to passengers.
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