Tuesday, April 28, 2009

Plane diverts to Shannon following medical emergency

A Delta Airlines Boeing 767-300 from Istanbul (Turkey) to New York JFK (USA) with 215 people on board, diverted to Shannon due to a medical emergency on Sunday.

The airplane landed safely on runway 24 at 1.19pm. The crew had earlier reported that a single female (59) had low blood pressure and a possible heart condition.

The airplane reached New York with a delay of 2 hours.