DHL Flight D02877 Transmits Emergency Code Near Carlisle, UK

DHL Air flight D02877 from Aberdeen to East Midlands Airport transmitted emergency transponder code 7700 near Carlisle, England, according to a Flightradar24 tracking image.

The Boeing 757-236 freighter, registered G-BMRJ and operating under callsign DHK2877, was shown at an altitude of approximately 28,000 feet.

Code 7700 signals a general emergency but does not identify its cause. The reason for the alert and the flight’s subsequent landing status have not been confirmed.