According to the same source, "an emergency landing was requested for medical assistance to a crew member.

"The landing was made safely and the aircraft remained on the runway until the assistance was carried out, leading to the closure of the runway for 33 minutes," ANA added.

A source told Lusa that the alert was given at 10:20 a.m. and that it was "an illness of the pilot, who was assisted by an A%E ambulance.

The ANA source said that the runway was closed between 10:27 and 11:00.

The "emergency situation has been resolved and operations are now going smoothly", at 11:15, he concluded.