EasyJet flight from Tenerife declares mid-air emergency as its met by fire engines at Gatwick

EasyJet flight from Tenerife declares mid-air emergency as its met by fire engines at Gatwick The flight declared an mid-air emergency at nearly 30,000 ft near London before being met at the UK airport by fire engines and emergency vehicles An EasyJet flight from a popular tourist spot declared a mid air emergency before landing at a UK airport. Flight EZY58XM/U28040 from Tenerife to Gatwick squawked a 7700 general emergency code at 29,900 feet near London, before landing at Gatwick Airport. The emergency was declared on the approach as per Flight Radar. According to reports on social media the Airbus A320-200 aircraft was met on the airfield by emergency ground support including fire engines. The flight took off from the Spanish island at 10.10pm local time, and took a duration of just over four hours. The squawk 7700 alert is the universal transponder code for a general in-flight emergency. The nature of the emergency is currently unclear. However, the flight was not diverted and did land safely at Gatwick Airport. The Mirror have contacted EasyJet for further details on this incident.