A Ryanair flight from England to a Spanish holiday island diverted to Shannon early this morning after the crew declared a medical emergency.
Flight FR-6574 had departed from Liverpool at around 6.35am bound for Lanzarote in the Canary Islands. There were 190 passengers and crew on board
About 35 minutes after departure, when the flight was over the southwest of Ireland, the crew contacted air traffic controllers and requested clearance to divert to Shannon Airport.
The flight crew reported they had a male passenger on board who was on oxygen. The crew requested that an ambulance be available to meet the flight on arrival.
The flight landed at around 7.35am and taxied to the terminal where airport authorities and National Ambulance Service paramedics were standing by.
The passenger was assessed at the airport before being transported by ambulance to University Hospital Limerick for treatment.
The flight resumed its journey to Lanzarote at 8.50am.
