A transatlantic holiday flight diverted to Shannon Airport this morning after a passenger was reported to have suddenly fallen ill.
Thomson Airways flight TOM-729 was travelling from Cancun in Mexico to Glasgow at the time.
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The Boeing 787-800 Dreamliner was over 300 kilometres south west of Ireland when the crew declared a medical emergency at around 5.00am.
The crew advised controllers that they wished to divert and land at Shannon and requested an ambulance be on standby for their arrival.
The flight landed safely shortly after 5.30am and was escorted to the terminal.
The passenger was assessed on board the aircraft before being removed to University Hospital Limerick (UHL) for treatment.
The flight continued its journey again at 7.20am.
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