A flight from New York to Shannon was forced to make an unscheduled landing last night and later aborted its take-off when it was continuing its journey.
Aer Lingus flight EI-110 was about 20 minutes into its scheduled service form New York’s JFK airport to Shannon when the crew diverted to Boston. The pilot reported receiving an ‘indication’ in the cockpit.
The flight landed safely at Boston’s Logan International Airport at around 12.30am (Irish time) today and was met by emergency crews. Engineers were also standing by to investigate the issue.
About four hours later the flight was cleared to continue its journey however the crew were forced to abort the take-off after the same issue arose. The Boeing 757-200 jet returned to the terminal and the flight was cancelled.
Six of the 115 passengers were accommodated on a flight from Boston to Dublin however the majority were sent to hotels for the night. They are due to travel on Aer Lingus flights to Shannon and Dublin later today.
An Aer Lingus spokesman said: “Flight EI110 (JFK to Shannon) diverted to Boston, on 2nd October due to a technical fault with the aircraft. The flight was subsequently cancelled.”
As a knock-on effect, todays flight EI-135 (Shannon to Boston) has been cancelled.
Some of the 150 passengers booked to travel on that flight are being accommodated on Aer Lingus flights from Shannon to JFK; Dublin to Boston; Dublin to Hartford and via London Heathrow.
The airline has apologised to its guest for the inconvenience caused.