Within the last 20-30 minutes, easyJet flight U22058 bound for Manchester from Heraklion declared an emergency and diverted to Paris CDG.
Information is limited surrounding the incident at the present time of publication.
Below is what we know on this event so far.
easyJet Flight U22058 – Heraklion to Manchester…
easyJet flight U22058, which declared the emergency and diverted to Paris, is a routine scheduled flight between Heraklion and Manchester.
Furthermore, the aircraft involved in the incident is G-UZEF.
As per data from Planespotters.net, G-UZEF is a 0.5 year old Airbus A320neo that was only delivered to the UK subsidiary of the airline back in January this year.
Of the A320neo variant, easyJet UK has 50 of them in their fleet.
Moreover, of the 50, all of them are in active service, with an average fleet age of 4.7 years.
easyJet flight U22058, which declared the emergency near Paris, departed Heraklion at 2057 local time, originally bound for Manchester.
Everything was normal in the flight until the aircraft ended up in French airspace.
From there, a 7700 emergency broadcast was made, and the aircraft started descending towards CDG.
At 2216 UK time, the aircraft made a safe landing following a rapid descent into the French airport.
Reason for the Emergency in Paris Is Unknown…
At this stage, the reason for the emergency in Paris onboard easyJet flight U22058 Heraklion-Manchester is unclear.
As the minutes and hours roll by, more information will eventually come to light on the reason for this diversion.
Furthermore, as soon as we have more information pertinent to the issue at hand, we will update you accordingly.
For now, this remains a developing story pending additional updates that may come through.
UPDATE @ 2222 UK time – Confirmation of Cause…
As reported by @FlightEmergency on X, the cause was a medical situation onboard.
