Flight diverts to Shannon Airport due to medical emergency
Bronwyn O Neill
A transatlantic flight had to be diverted to Shannon Airport this morning due to a medical emergency.
According to the Irish Sun, the crew reported two passengers, a man and a young girl, needed medical help.
The flight had been travelling from Toronto in Canada to London Gatwick when the crew told air traffic controllers in Ireland that they had a medical emergency aboard.
It's believed the young girl hit her head as a result of a fit. The crew reported that the young girl had sustained a head injury.
Although it's understood the child is not seriously hurt the crew wanted to have her head examined by medics due to a 'large bump' forming.
The plane was carrying 328 passengers and crew and was about to enter Irish airspace when the incident happened. The Airbus A330-300 was about an hour west of Shannon when the medical emergency was declared.
The plane landed in Ireland at 9:07am and was brought directly to an ambulance paramedics and airport authorities who were waiting at the terminal.
It's believed the young girl continued her journey to London after she was examined by paramedics. However the man was brought to University Hospital Limerick for treatment.
The flight continued to Gatwick from Shannon just over an hour later.
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