Ryanair declares emergency for Tenerife flight over France

A Ryanair flight between Brussels to Tenerife declared a general emergency, requiring an emergency diversion to Nantes.

Flight FR8178 descended at an extremely fast rate, according to online aircraft tracking data, as it issued a '7700' emergency transponder squawk code.

It was confirmed that the Ryanair flight landed at Nantes, but the reason for the emergency has not yet been released by the company.