PARIS - A Ryanair plane made an emergency landing in central France after it suddenly lost cabin pressure and descended 26,200 feet (8,000 meters) in five minutes, French officials said Tuesday. Up to 26 people were hospitalized.

The Boeing 737 was carrying 174 passengers and crew from Bristol, England, to Gerona, Spain, before the urgent landing in Limoges, officials in the Haute-Vienne region said.