A British Airways flight operating from London City to Glasgow has declared an emergency whilst approaching the destination airport. British Airways flight BA8722, an Embraer ERJ-190 inbound from London City Airport, declared the emergency with squawk code 7700 whilst on descent to Glasgow Airport.
Flight BA8722 declared the emergency whilst established in the approach to Glasgow International Airport (GLA). The flight was passing through FL120 (12,000 feet) when flight crew squawked transponder code 7700.
The nature of the problem prompting the emergency declaration is not yet known. having declared the emergency while passing through FL120 on descent, flight BA8722 has expedited its approach and has now landed at Glasgow International Airport (GLA).
Flight data shows that flight BA8722 had made an on-time departure out of London City Airport (LCY) at 1308 local time this afternoon. The flight had then climbed to flight level FL340 (34,000 feet) for the regional service to Glasgow.
Descent was then conducted normally. Flight crew squawked transponder code 7700 whilst passing through FL120 in the latter stages of the descent, at 1258 UTC. The aircraft then expedited its approach to the destination, maintaining squawk code 7700.
The aircraft conducting the BA8722 rotation from London City this afternoon was an Embraer ERJ-1190, registered G-LCYO. This is a 13.6 year old regional jet operated by BA CityFlyer. BA CityFlyer is a British regional airline that operates a network of domestic and European flights. The carrier operates primarily from London City Airport. British Airways wholly owns BA CityFlyer as a subsidiary carrier.
