Paris, July 9, 2026, 17:23 CEST
Ryanair flight FR1386 from Brussels Charleroi to Porto was forced to divert to Paris Beauvais on July 7 after the crew declared an emergency during the flight, according to flight-tracking data. The Boeing 737-800 landed without incident. No injuries were mentioned in the reports.
The diversion hit during the first full week of July, a busy stretch when European low-cost airlines like Ryanair have packed schedules and little room for delays. Ryanair carried a record 21.2 million passengers in June, operating more than 116,800 flights, showing the size of its summer operations.
FR1386 usually flies the 1,439 km route between Brussels South Charleroi and Porto’s Francisco Sá Carneiro, with seven flights a week on Airportia schedules. On July 7, it left at 09:02 UTC but was listed by Flightradar24 as diverted to Paris Beauvais.
| FR1386 item | Confirmed detail |
|---|---|
| Airline | Ryanair |
| Scheduled route | Brussels Charleroi (CRL) to Porto (OPO) |
| July 7 aircraft | Boeing 737-800, registration EI-DPP |
| July 7 status | Flight diverted to Paris Beauvais (BVA) |
| Regular frequency | 7 flights per week |
The crew sent out a squawk 7700 emergency code while flying at around 33,000 feet about 45 minutes after takeoff, AIRLIVE said. The 7700 squawk tells air traffic control there’s an emergency, but it doesn’t specify whether it’s technical, medical or operational.
Rustourism News said July 9 that the plane landed safely at Paris Beauvais, with all passengers and crew getting off without issue. Ryanair did not share the reason for the emergency, the report said.
Paris Beauvais sits firmly on Ryanair’s map. The airline set up a base there in 2020, stationing two aircraft and offering 28 winter routes. Those routes include Porto, so Ryanair already has a footprint at the airport.
| Recent FR1386 operations | Route | Status |
|---|---|---|
| July 7 | CRL-OPO | Diverted, went to BVA |
| July 8 | CRL-OPO | Arrived |
| July 9 | CRL-OPO | Shows as delayed or estimated, varies with tracker |
| July 10 | CRL-OPO | Shows as scheduled or estimated |
Data from Flightradar24 shows the route kept going after the incident. The site marked the July 8 FR1386 flight as landed. Flights for July 9 and July 10 were still scheduled. Airportia listed the July 9 flight as delayed by around 15 minutes when its site was checked.
Airlines are seeing crowded skies. Alliance News said Wizz Air flew 7.5 million passengers in June, up 27% year-on-year. Ryanair carried 21.2 million, up 6.5%. Both were moving big summer traffic. Ryanair’s load factor hit 95%. Wizz Air’s was 91.9%.
| Carrier | June passengers | Year-on-year change | Load factor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ryanair | 21.2 million | up 6.5% to 7% | 95% |
| Wizz Air | 7.5 million | up 27% | 91.9% |
The risk is still unconfirmed. Even with a safe diversion, there’s a chance of inspection delays, plane swaps or crew scheduling problems, mainly in a busy summer schedule. Ryanair or regulators haven’t given a reason yet, so calling the event mechanical, medical or weather-related isn’t accurate.
