A Ryanair flight from Edinburgh to Malta arrived more than an hour behind schedule last night as it had to be diverted to London Stansted airport due to a medical emergency on board.

Flight 6695 was scheduled to land at Malta International Airport at 7.50pm, however, the Boeing 737 touched down at about 9.15pm.

Details about the medical emergency were not immediately available.

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