Two Ryanair flights from Edinburgh have been forced to divert due to mid-air emergencies this morning.
The Ryanair FR6461 flight for Lisbon was re-routed to Dublin, landing at 8.52am after taking off from the capital at 7.46am.
The airline confirmed that the flight was diverted after a passenger became ill.
Earlier Ryanair flight FR6695 destined for Malta had to land in Eindhoven, Holland at 8.20am.
Air crews on the Malta flight called in medical help after a passenger took unwell.
Ryanair said a statement on the Malta flight: "This flight from Edinburgh to Malta (7 May) diverted to Eindhoven after a customer became ill on board.
"The crew called ahead to request medical assistance, the aircraft landed normally and the customer disembarked and was met by medics for further treatment.
"The aircraft departed to Malta shortly after and Ryanair apologised to all customers for this short delay.”
A Ryanair statement on the Lisbon flight said: "This flight from Edinburgh to Lisbon (7 May) diverted to Dublin after a customer became ill on board.
"The crew called ahead to request medical assistance, the aircraft landed normally and the customer disembarked and was met by medics for further treatment.
The aircraft departed to Lisbon shortly after and Ryanair apologised to all customers for this short delay.”
