An easyJet flight travelling from Tenerife to Liverpool was forced to make an emergency landing in northern Spain due to a medical emergency involving a passenger.
The aircraft was diverted to Santiago-Rosalia de Castro Airport in Galicia after a 67-year-old woman fell unconscious onboard.
It is not currently known if the woman who required medical assistance is British, and her current condition remains unclear.
The unscheduled landing occurred on Tuesday evening as the flight was en route to Liverpool.
An easyJet flight travelling from Tenerife to Liverpool was forced to make an emergency landing in northern Spain due to a medical emergency involving a passenger (stock image)
PAThe pilot made an urgent appeal for any doctors or nurses onboard to come forward as the situation developed.
Air traffic controllers later revealed the reason for the diversion was that crew members were attempting to "revive a 67-year-old female passenger who was unconscious."
The passenger is understood to have been travelling with her husband and a friend at the time of the medical emergency.
Passengers on the diverted flight were accommodated in local hotels overnight following the emergency landing.
They continued their onward journeys home after spending the night in Galicia.
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An easyJet spokesman said: "Flight EZY3366 from Tenerife to Liverpool on Tuesday evening was required to divert to Santiago-Rosalia de Castro where it was met by paramedics due to a customer onboard requiring urgent medical attention."
Air traffic controllers wrote on X: "The crew of the flight from Tenerife South to Liverpool informed us that they needed to urgently divert to the airport at Santiago because they were trying to revive a 67-year-old female passenger who was unconscious."
They added: "We wish the passenger a speedy recovery."
Liverpool John Lennon AirportWikICommonsThe incident comes after another recent medical emergency involving a British woman who was evacuated by helicopter from a cruise ship.
That passenger had suffered a heart emergency while aboard the Sky Princess boat off the coast of northern Spain.
A Pesca 1 helicopter from Spain's coastguard was dispatched to rescue the ill tourist.
The cruise ship, with a capacity of 3,660, had recently departed from Vigo and was heading to Funchal in Madeira.
