Vistara Flight UK27 declared an emergency en route, squawking transponder code 7700, and initiated a diversion to Turkey. But what does the Squawk Code 7700 mean?

Squawk codes are a series of numbers that jets use to communicate to air traffic control. Here's what it means when a jet is squawking 7700.

The Boeing 777 was en route from San Francisco to Rome when it issued an emergency squawk code and took a sharp turn north ...

Flight UA147 from London Heathrow to Newark, New York, turned around after issuing a squawk code just minutes after take-off on Wednesday (26 March). A squawk code 7770 is used on flights to ...

A US Air Force B-52 bomber has sent out a distress signal after a mid-air emergency over Gloucestershire, it has been reported. The aircraft transmitted a 'squawk code 770, indicating general ...

Jet2 emergency: Red alert as passenger plane issues 7700 ‘Squawk’ code at 6,000ft A JET 2 plane has issued a 7700 squawk code from 6,000 feet in the air, indicating an emergency.

RAF jet emergency as Hawk plane issues urgent 7700 ‘Squawk’ code over Wales A ROYAL AIR FORCE jet has signalled it has an onboard emergency by ‘Squawking 7700'.