Emergency services keep away from bomb plane

A Delta airline flight from Frankfurt to Atlanta has landed at Shannon Airport after a bomb scare on board.

Gardaí and the fire brigade are at the scene.

The decision to land was taken when the plane’s crew found a note in the toilet written on toilet paper saying there was a bomb on board.

It landed safely at 12.38pm and all 147 passengers on board were evacuated ten minutes later.

The aircraft remains on the taxiway at the airport and won’t be inspected until the scheduled flight time elapses in five or six hours.

All emergency services except for one fire truck are keeping their distance.