Transatlantic flight forced to divert to Shannon over medical emergency

There are no details available about the patient’s condition

The  flight from London landed in Shannon around 2pm.  A passenger was transferred to University Hospital Limerick but there were no details available on the patient's condition.   Picture : Eamon Ward

A transatlantic flight to the US has diverted to Shannon Airport this afternoon after the crew declared a medical emergency.

British Airways flight BA-185 was travelling from London's Heathrow Airport to Newark in New Jersey at the time. There were 197 passengers and a crew of 12 on board the Boeing 777-200 jet.