British Airways flight from London Gatwick to Sharm el-Sheikh is declaring an emergency and diverting.
The flight BA2814 from London Gatwick to Sharm el-Sheikh is diverting to Venice, Italy.
The crew of the Airbus A230-200 (registration G-GATL) declared an emergency (squawk7700) over the Sea and turned around.
The pilots contacted ATC to make an emergency landing, possibly due to a medical situation on board.
UPDATE #1
The airline is confirming the flight BA2814 is diverting to Venice.
UPDATE #2
The flight landed safely at 12:38 CET runway 04R at VCE Airport.
UPDATE #3
The A320 is parked on a remote stand.
UPDATE #4
British Airways is planning to resume the flight at 13:55 to Sharm el-Sheikh.
