The Vueling Airlines flight was allowed to jump a queue of aircraft so a passenger who was 'feeling sick' could get prompt medical attention
A flight from Barcelona was given permission for a priority landing at Manchester Airport tonight after a passenger experienced a medical episode during the flight.
A Vueling airlines flight from Barcelona touched down at 8.48pm and it was met by an ambulance after it had taxiid to Terminal 3, airport officials confirmed. It follows a passenger reporting they were 'feeling sick' during the two-hour flight and the pilot of the Airbus A321-211 asked for and was given permission for a 'priority landing' where an aircraft is allowed to jump a queue of aircraft waiting to land, a spokesman for Manchester Airport said.Airport officials said the passenger's condition was 'not serious' but the Spanish low-cost carrier was given permission for the priority landing as a precaution.
The spokesperson was unable to report the condition of the affected passenger. They stressed it was not an emergency landing, merely a priority landing.
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