Medics scramble to meet Scotland-bound plane after mid-air emergency

The flight declared an emergency shortly before landing (stock pic) (Image: Colin Mearns) This article is brought to you by our exclusive subscriber partnership with our sister title USA Today, and has been written by our American colleagues. It does not necessarily reflect the view of The Herald. A flight heading into a Scottish airport declared a mid-air emergency moments before it was due to land. The Ryanair plane signalled an emergency while on approach to Edinburgh Airport on Tuesday. The flight took off from Gdansk in Poland shortly before 3pm UK time and was scheduled to land in the Scottish capital at around 5pm. The pilot declared the emergency around one hour and 50 minutes into the journey, according to the timing of the emergency squawk signal. The Ryanair flight was met by me