A Condor flight from Hamburg to Lanzarote has been redirected to the French airport after sending out an emergency alert.
LIVE: Condor #DE1438 has declared an emergency and diverting – possibly Bordeaux http://pic.twitter.com/Wd9cNZbT9m – @NikPhillips666
— AIRLIVE (@airlivenet) May 17, 2016
It comes after two flights declared on-board emergencies in the air above France within minutes of each other this morning.
LIVE: Ryanair #FR9886 diverting to Bordeaux after declaring an emergency http://pic.twitter.com/zvwKGdrSSN – @NikPhillips666
— AIRLIVE (@airlivenet) May 17, 2016
LIVE: Germanwings #4U9642 has declared an emergency and diverting to Bordeaux http://pic.twitter.com/AFdtAW13bw – @NikPhillips666
— AIRLIVE (@airlivenet) May 17, 2016
Both planes landed at Bordeaux airport after declaring medical emergencies on board the aircrafts.
It is not yet know what sparked the emergency alert on the Condor flight DE1438.