News Provincial News Alicante Flight Declares Emergency Posted on 19th October 2016 54 second read A flight from Alicante to Cardiff today declared an emergency while in the air because of a technical issue. 137 passengers were on board the scheduled flight. Vueling explained that the problem was detected before landing. A Vueling spokesman said “A technical issue was detected before landing and following all safety procedures the Captain requested for a priority landing. The aircraft has landed safely and passengers have disembarked as usual. We had 137 passengers on board.” The aeroplane landed safely at Cardiff airport