Transatlantic flight makes unscheduled landing in Shannon after man falls ill

The flight had departed at around 3.45pm and was about two hours into its journey when the crew turned around and diverted to Shannon.

A transatlantic flight has made an unscheduled landing at Shannon Airport this evening after a passenger fell ill.

British Airways flight BA-2233 was travelling from Gatwick Airport in England to the British island territory of Bermuda when the crew made a U-turn over the Atlantic.