TAP Flight TP780 Diverts to Nantes, France, After Declaring Emergency on Lisbon–Stockholm Route

TAP Air Portugal flight TP780 diverted toward Nantes Atlantique Airport in France after declaring an emergency over the Bay of Biscay on Tuesday, October 27, according to AIRLIVE.

The Stockholm-bound Airbus A320neo, registered CS-TVO, departed Lisbon’s Humberto Delgado Airport at 8:25 a.m. local time.

Approximately one hour into the journey, the crew transmitted emergency transponder code 7700. Air traffic controllers coordinated a descent and directed the aircraft toward Nantes, where emergency services were alerted, the report said.

The nature of the emergency had not been officially confirmed by TAP or aviation authorities at the time of AIRLIVE’s report.