TWO flights have declared on-board emergencies in the air above France.

A Ryanair flight from Liverpool to Spain and a Germanwings flight from Dusseldorf to Faro have both been redirected, reported The Sun.

Both planes landed at Bordeaux airport after declaring medical emergencies on board the aircraft.

Ryanair flight FR9886 issued an in-flight 7700 squawk alert, the code given to an in-air emergency.

Germanwings plane 4U9642 issued a similar alert just minutes later.

Ryanair #FR9886 from Liverpool to Alicante has diverted to Bordeaux. Emergency #7700 details unknown.



/ @CivMilAir pic.twitter.com/GxhA5rVAIb — Flight Emergencies (@FlightEmergency) May 17, 2016

Both planes were redirected after passengers fell ill on board the flight.

A Ryanair spokesman said: “This flight from Liverpool to Alicante diverted to Bordeaux after a customer became ill on board. The crew called ahead to request medical assistance, the aircraft landed normally and the customer disembarked and was met by medics for further treatment.

“The aircraft will depart to Alicante shortly and Ryanair apologised to customers for the short delay to their flight.”

The Germanwings flight was also redirected after a male passenger aged between 60 and 70 fell ill with heart problems.