A holiday flight diverted to Shannon Airport this afternoon after the crew reported they had a passenger on board who required medical attention.
Jet2 flight LS-415 was travelling from Leeds in England to the Spanish island of Lanzarote in the Canary Islands at the time. The crew made contact with air traffic controllers at Shannon and advised them of the their issue.
At around 4.40pm, when the Boeing 737-8MG jet was almost an hour into its journey and about 125 kilometres south of Ireland, the crew requested clearance to turn around and reroute to Shannon Airport.
They confirmed that a female passenger had fallen ill and they wished to divert to Shannon and seek medical assistance. The National Ambulance Service was alerted and requested to mobilise paramedics to Shannon.
The flight landed safely at 5.07pm and was met at the terminal by ambulance paramedics. The passenger was removed to University Hospital Limerick for treatment.
The airline is sending another aircraft to Shannon later this evening with a replacement crew who will continue the journey to Lanzarote.
