EasyJet Flight U28483 Declares Emergency While Flying From London Gatwick to Basel

An easyJet Airbus A319 operating flight U28483 from London Gatwick to Basel/Mulhouse declared an emergency while flying over northern France.

Flight tracking data showed the aircraft squawking 7700, the transponder code used to indicate a general emergency.

The plane was flying at about 18,250 feet when the emergency code appeared, according to the flight-tracking image.

The exact nature of the emergency was not immediately clear, and there was no confirmed information yet on whether the aircraft would divert or continue to Basel.

Further details were expected from easyJet or aviation authorities.