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| Date: | Friday 3 October 2025 |
| Time: | 19:52 UTC |
| Type: |  Boeing 737-8AS (WL) |
| Owner/operator: | Ryanair |
| Registration: | 9H-QBD |
| MSN: | 61579/5448 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2015 |
| Engine model: | CFMI CFM56-7B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Location: | Manchester International Airport (MAN/EGCC) -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Pisa-Galileo Galilei Airport (PSA/LIRP) |
| Glasgow-Prestwick Airport (PIK/EGPK) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Ryanair flight FR3418, a Boeing 737-8AS, reportedly declared a low fuel emergency while diverting to Manchester Airport, U.K., after being unable to land at the destination due to Storm Amy.
ADS-B data indicate that the flight departed Pisa (PSA) at 15:28 UTC on a flight to Glasgow-Prestwick (PIK).
The first approach to runway 20 at PIK was aborted at 18:06 UTC. A second attempt was also aborted 30 minutes later.
The flight crew then decided to divert to Edinburg (EDI). The approach to runway 24 at EDI was aborted at 19:09 UTC.
It was then decided to divert to Manchester (MAN), where it landed safely on runway 23R after declaring an emergency.
METAR:
Glasgow-Prestwick (1806Z and 1836Z):
EGPK 031750Z 24030G47KT 9999 -RA BKN035 15/10 Q0977
EGPK 031820Z 24029G43KT 9999 BKN035 14/08 Q0978
EGPK 031850Z 23029G46KT 9999 -RA FEW033 SCT039 BKN047 13/09 Q0978
Edinburgh (1909Z):
METAR EGPH 031850Z 23035G46KT 9999 SCT030 BKN036 BKN040 13/08 Q0976 RERA
METAR EGPH 031920Z 24034G52KT 5000 -RA SCT030 SCT034 BKN040 12/09 Q0976 RERA
Manchester (landing 1952Z):
EGCC 031820Z COR AUTO 20011KT 170V240 9999 -RA BKN012/// OVC020/// //////TCU 18/17 Q0990 TEMPO RA
EGCC 031920Z 24022G37KT 9999 SCT011CB SCT026 18/15 Q0990 RERA TEMPO RA BKN012
Sources:
https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/25517220.drama-prestwick-flights-divert-declare-fuel-emergency/
https://www.flightaware.com/live/flight/RYR3418/history/20251003/1425Z/LIRP/EGCC
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/9h-qbd#3c7f91f4
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Oct-2025 06:32 | ASN | Added |
| 04-Oct-2025 06:35 | ASN | Updated [Narrative, ] |
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