A flight to Palma De Mallorca declared an emergency over France and diverted to London.
The flight FR1954 departed Birmingham Airport today at 07:30 BST for a flight to Palma De Mallorca, Spain.
The Boeing 737-800 (registration EI-EKR) was cruising at 37,000 feet near Paris when the crew declared an emergency (squawk 7700).
Instead to divert to Paris Beauvais Airport, a Ryanair base, the crew required to return to UK Airspace and was vectored to London Gatwick.
The flight landed at 09:04 BST on runway 08R and taxied to stand 22 likely due to a medical emergency.
The flight resumed only 1 hour later, after refueling, departed at 10:13 BST and is expected to land at 13:19 CEST at PMI Airport.
