Transatlantic flight diverts to Shannon with ill patient on board

A transatlantic flight was diverted to Shannon this evening after a passenger on board was reported to have fallen ill, writes Patrick Flynn.

Transatlantic flight diverts to Shannon with ill patient on board

A transatlantic flight was diverted to Shannon this evening after a passenger on board was reported to have fallen ill, writes Patrick Flynn.

United Airlines flight UA-2078 was travelling from Athens in Greece to Newark in New Jersey at the time.

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