THE PILOT IS SAID TO HAVE ISSUED A SQUAWK 7700 ALERT AS THE PLANE APPROACHED IRELAND. 12:06, 03 Feb 2025 An Edinburgh-bound passenger flight has reportedly declared an in-flight emergency

after the pilot issued an alert. The United Airlines flight from New York took off at 11.27pm on Sunday, February 2. It was expected to touch down in the Scottish capital at 7.55am on

Monday, February 3, but a delay in leaving Newark Liberty International Airport meant it was instead due to land at 10.24am. _JOIN THE __DAILY RECORD'S WHATSAPP COMMUNITY HERE__ AND GET

THE LATEST NEWS SENT STRAIGHT TO YOUR MESSAGES._ The exact nature of the mid-air emergency is currently unknown, however a squawk 7700 alert often means there has been a problem with the