With incredible bad luck, it dripped on to a passenger who was severely allergic to mushroom soup. His neck reportedly swelled up and he struggled to breathe, forcing the plane to land in Germany for emergency medical help.

The Budapest to Dublin flight landed at Frankfurt Hahn Airport where the man was treated by doctors. The plane was delayed for two hours before continuing its journey to Dublin. A spokeswoman for Ryanair said the jar contained "a vegetable oil/mushroom soup type substance".

"It is procedure when a passenger requires medical attention to divert to the nearest airport," she said. "The cabin crew and pilot take that decision."

It happened on the same day that another Ryanair flight had to make an unscheduled landing in France after losing cabin pressure. The Ryanair flight from Bristol to Barcelona Girona was forced to land at Limoges Airport in France and 16 passengers were taken to hospital suffering from ear pain.

Never mind the ear ache... is the soup OK?

Allergic or non allergic?

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