A passenger flight from the United States to Europe diverted to Shannon Airport this morning after a cabin crew member was reported to have fallen ill.
United Airlines flight UA-74 was travelling from Newark in New Jersey to Frankfurt, Germany at the time. There were 175 passengers and crew on board.
At around 8.30am, when the Boeing 767-300 series jet was about 500 kilometres southwest of Shannon, the flight advised air traffic controllers that a member of the cabin crew had fallen ill.
The crew advised controllers that they wished to divert to Shannon and requested emergency medical services to be alerted and placed on standby. The ill cabin crew member was cared for by colleagues as the flight diverted to Shannon.
On the ground, the National Ambulance Service was alerted and requested to mobilise resources to the airport ahead of the flight’s arrival. Shannon Airport’s Fire and Rescue Service had also been placed on standby as a precaution and met the jet when it landed shortly before 9.20am.
The flight was met at the terminal by ambulance paramedics. No details about the patient’s condition are available.
The flight resumed its journey to Frankfurt at 11.35am.
