Flight diverted after woman goes into labour
Air Canada flight AC875 from Frankfurt in Germany to Montreal in Canada declared a medical emergency while crossing over Northern Ireland and elected to divert to Dublin Airport.
The Airbus A330-300, with 197 passengers on board, had left Frankfurt at 10.27am (Irish time) for the 11 hour and 30 minute journey to Montreal. Ninety minutes later, however, just minutes before the flight was about to commence its Atlantic crossing, the aircraft had divert into Dublin where emergency medical crews were standing by.
