easyJet Flight EZY861 Declares Squawk 7700: What Happened on Board?
Posted on August 19, 2026 by Carter Lemke
Monday morning, 17 August 2026, the EZY861 aircraft, an easyJet Airbus A319 flying its usual route from London Gatwick to Glasgow, squawked 7700. That’s the code every air traffic controller in Europe is trained to treat the same way, no matter the country or the airline. Within minutes, paramedics were already standing by on the […]
