A Ryanair plane was forced to make an emergency landing today - the second in a week.
The airline confirmed a flight from Milan to Rome was diverted after a warning light in the cockpit suggested a problem with the plane’s landing gear.
Ryanair said the aircraft landed normally and engineers were examining the indicator light, which may have been faulty.
“The captain of Ryanair flight FR9462 from Milan (Bergamo) to Rome (Ciampino) diverted to Rome (Fiumicino) as a safety precaution,” the airline said in a statement.
The warning light is designed to come on if the aircraft landing gear is not fully extended on approach to an airport.
“The aircraft undercarriage had extended and the aircraft landed normally at Fiumicino, where passengers were disembarked for a coach transfer to Rome,” the airline added.
Ryanair engineers have been brought in to inspect the aircraft at the Rome airport.
A spokesman for the airline said initial checks suggested the indicator light was faulty and will be replaced, allowing the aircraft to fly to the Ciampino base.
The carrier was forced into another unscheduled landings this week, one an emergency.
On Monday a number of passengers on a flight from Bristol to Spain were treated in hospital after cabin pressure plummeted and the pilot landed in France.