A transatlantic flight has diverted to Shannon Airport after making an unscheduled landing in Florida earlier today.
The flight from Cuba to Dusseldorf diverted to Miami after a medical emergency was declared over The Bahamas.
Air Berlin flight AB-7433 from Varadero, Cuba was enroute to Dusseldorf in Germany when a medial emergency was declared.
It landed in Miami about 80 minutes after leaving Varadero and a passenger was taken to hospital for treatment.
The flight departed Miami again shortly after 2.00am Irish time with a planned stop at Shannon to change crews – It touched down at the Mid-West airport at 9.13am this morning.
The original crew wouldn't have made it to Dusseldorf without exceeding their allowed flying hours.
In the meantime, another Air Berlin aircraft flew from Dusseldorf to Shannon with a replacement crew for the transatlantic flight.
After just an hour on the ground and once the new crew had completed their pre-flight checks, flight 7433 was on its way again.
