Transatlantic jet diverts to Shannon to allow passengers use toilet

A transatlantic jet diverted to Shannon Airport early yesterday so that passengers could use the toilet facilities.

The crew of the 26-year-old Boeing 767-300 jet reported that the toilets on board were ‘unserviceable’ and that passengers had an “urgent need” to use toilet facilities.

Open Skies (France) flight BOS-4 was en route from Newark, New Jersey to Orly Airport in Paris and was about 600km south west of Ireland when the crew decided to divert to Shannon.