Jet declares mayday and diverts to Shannon after veg activates fire alarm

A fire alarm activated by a consignment of vegetables forced the crew of a transatlantic passenger jet to declare an emergency and divert to Shannon Airport.

It was the third time this year that a cargo of organic material forced flights to divert to Shannon following fire alarm activations.

The crew of Air France flight AF-733 declared a ‘mayday’ yesterday about 800km south-west of Shannon.