Plane diverts to Shannon after woman found 'unresponsive'

A holiday jet has diverted to Shannon Airport with an ill passenger, the fourth medical emergency at the airport in just a week.

Plane diverts to Shannon after woman found 'unresponsive'
Sat, 31 Dec, 2016 - 12:32

A holiday jet has diverted to Shannon Airport with an ill passenger, the fourth medical emergency at the airport in just a week.

TUI flight TOM-24 was just 30 minutes into its flight from London Gatwick Airport to Bridgetown on the Caribbean island of Barbados when the crew declared an emergency.

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