A flight from England to the United States diverted to Shannon Airport this evening after the crew declared a medical emergency.
British Airways flight BA-113 departed Heathrow Airport at around 5.07pm and was routing to JFK Airport in New York. There were 171 passengers and crew on board.
Shortly after 6.00pm when the crew issued a May-day radio distress call and contacted air traffic controllers in Shannon. The flight crew advised controllers that they had a male passenger on board had fallen ill.
Airport authorities were advised of the unscheduled arrival while the National Ambulance Service was also contacted and requested to deploy resources to the airport.
The flight landed at 6.36pm and was followed along the runway by airport fire crews who also accompanied the jet to the terminal. The flight was met by airport staff and ambulance paramedics.
Update: The flight did not continue its journey to New York but instead returned to Heathrow.
