A flight from Dublin to the U.S. was forced to turned around over the Atlantic and divert to Shannon Airport this afternoon after the crew declared a medical emergency.
An elderly woman has died after she fell ill on board a US-bound flight that turned around over the Atlantic and diverted to Shannon Airport this afternoon.
A transatlantic flight has been grounded at Shannon Airport and passengers sent to hotels for the night while airline engineers are flown in from the UK to carry out repairs.
Gardaí have confirmed they are satisfied there was no threat to an aircraft that diverted to Shannon Airport yesterday because of a reported bomb threat.