Ryanair flight to Spain declares mid-air emergency at 24,300ft above UK

Ryanair flight to Spain declares mid-air emergency at 11,950ft above UK The Ryanair plane issued a squawk 7700 code - the universal transponder code for a general emergency - at 11,950 ft near Glasgow early into its journey to Spain A Ryanair plane has declared an emergency above Scotland early into a flight bound for Spain. The Boeing 737-800 plane issued a squawk 7700 code - the universal transponder code for a general emergency - at 11,950 ft near Glasgow shortly before 12pm, according to flight tracking data. Ryanair flight FR2522 departed Glasgow Airport at 10:50am and was heading towards Alicante–Elche in Spain when it declared an emergency at 11:56am.