Passenger taken ill on plane headed for Birmingham Airport
A passenger on board a flight headed for Birmingham Airport was taken ill, with the captain forced to call ahead for medical assistance.
The Monarch Airlines Flight ZB403 was travelling from Faro in Portugal to Birmingham Airport today.
A spokesman for the airport today said: "Monarch Airlines can confirm that a passenger was taken ill on this flight into Birmingham earlier today.
"The captain called ahead for medical assistance and the flight landed on schedule at Birmingham.
"It was met by paramedics who attended to the passenger immediately."
It happened at around 1.30pm.