Flights suspended at Shannon Airport after an aircraft is forced to make emergency landing
FLIGHTS at Shannon Airport have been halted after a passenger plane had to be evacuated on the runway due to a fire in the undercarriage.All flights at Shannon Airport have been temporarily suspended after a plane had to make an emergency landing
An image of the plane shows it carries the branding of Omni Air International, a US-based private airline that transports personnel for the US military.All flights in and out of the airport have been temporarily suspended. In a Twitter post the airport said: "Due to an incident at the airport all flights have been temporarily suspended."
An updated post later confirmed: "We can confirm that an incident has occurred at Shannon Airport involving a Boeing 763 aircraft. Emergency services are in attendance. All passengers and crew have disembarked. Airport operations temporarily suspended."
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