SHANNON AIRPORT accommodated two diverted flights during Storm Fergus.
On Sunday, two flights originally due to land at Cork Airport had to subsequently divert to Shannon as a result of severe weather conditions.
The first flight to reroute to Shannon was KLM flight 1085 from Amsterdam which landed safely at 2.11pm. The flight later resumed its journey to Amsterdam, departing from Shannon Airport at 7.22pm.
A second flight, FR-905 from Stansted, diverted to Shannon and landed safely at 3.00pm. The flight resumed its journey to Stansted at 4.38pm
Meanwhille, a spokesperson for the Shannon Airport Group confirmed that a transatlantic flight, Lufthansa Flight LH-470, travelling from Frankfurt, Germany, to Toronto, Canada, diverted to Shannon Airport on Saturday afternoon having declared a medical emergency.
Shannon Airport’s Fire and Rescue Service was placed on standby ahead of the flight’s arrival as a precaution. The aircraft, a 787-900 Dreamliner, landed safely at 4.25pm. The passenger was assessed at the airport before being transferred by ambulance to University Hospital Limerick. The flight later resumed its journey, departing Shannon shortly after 7.00pm.
