NewsUK NewsSpainA Jet2 flight bound for Spain was diverted to London after declaring an emergency several minutes into the flight on Wednesday afternoon17:55, 24 Jun 2026Updated 18:13, 24 Jun 2026A Jet2 flight bound for Spain was diverted to London after declaring an emergency over southern England.‌Flight LS257, which departed Leeds Bradford Airport at 4.40pm on Wednesday, was en route to Palma de Mallorca in the Balearic Islands.‌The crew of the Boeing 737-800 transmitted a Squawk 7700 code - the international code for a general emergency - while cruising at 37,000 feet due to a "medical emergency", according to aviation outlet AirLive.‌Air traffic control prioritised the flight and directed it towards London Stansted Airport. Emergency services at Stansted were placed on standby to meet the aircraft on arrival, as is standard procedure, AirLive reports. The aircraft landed safely at 4.45pm, according to flight-tracking data.It comes after Manchester Airports Group - which owns Manchester, Stansted and East Midlands airports - said its passengers numbers in May were up 2.4 per cent compared with a year ago.‌It attributed this to tens of thousands of Arsenal, Aston Villa and Crystal Palace supporters travelling to European football finals.Meanwhile, Heathrow Airport said its passenger numbers fell last month - despite notching up its busiest ever day in May.Heathrow said 7.1 million passengers passed through its four terminals in May, down 1.2 per cent year-on-year.Article continues belowUK passenger numbers fell 1.9 per cent, while those from the Middle East were 31 per cent lower as the Iran war continues to impact the global travel sector.But the decline marks an improvement on the 5.3 per cent drop seen at the airport in April, when it said the conflict had caused some "short-term disruption".Heathrow said it achieved its busiest ever day for the month of May, with 262,000 passengers recorded on May 22, at the start of the school half term holidays.Choose Daily Mirror as a 'Preferred Source' on Google News for quick access to the news you value.‌SpainLeeds Bradford Airport Ltd.Jet2