Deportation flights from US do not need State clearance to stop in Shannon Airport, department says

Deportation flights from US do not need State clearance to stop in Shannon Airport, department says

Flight tracking data shows that a Gulfstream jet owned by a US company, which has in the past carried out deportation flights, stopped in Shannon on Wednesday morning en route to Djibouti.

US flights carrying deportees and stopping over in Ireland do not need to be cleared with the Government, the Department of Foreign Affairs has said.

Flight tracking data shows that a Gulfstream jet owned by a US company, which has in the past carried out deportation flights, stopped in Shannon on Wednesday morning en route to Djibouti.

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