highlydebased wrote: » I see Aer Lingus Lanzarote is bookable into next July
A transatlantic jet diverted to Shannon Airport this morning after a smoke alarm was activated in a cargo hold. It was the third diversion to Shannon in as many days and the second by the same airline in less than a week. Virgin Atlantic Airways flight VS-34 was travelling from Antigua in the Caribbean to Gatwick Airport in England when the crew declared an emergency at around 8.00am. The pilot opted to divert to Shannon after reporting a fire indication in one of the jet’s cargo holds. There were 274 passengers and a crew of 13 on board. The Airbus A330-200 rerouted to Shannon where it landed safely at 8.36am. The flight was met by airport fire and rescue crews who accompanied the jet as it taxied to the terminal. Fire officers carried out an examination of the aircraft to see whether there was any sign of smoke. Fire crews were stood about shortly after 9.00am and it’s understood that no sign of fire or smoke was found. It’s now believed the fire indication was a false alarm. An airline spokeswoman confirmed the flight diverted to Shannon “as a precautionary measure due to a minor technical issue.” The airline says it’s working to get passengers onto their destination as soon as possible. Last Friday, another Virgin Atlantic Airways Airbus A330 diverted to Shannon after smoke was reported in the cockpit. This mornings diversion was also the third at Shannon in as many days. On Monday a British Airways flight diverted with an ill passenger while yesterday, an Air Transat jet made an unscheduled stop at the airport with another sick traveller.
Comhra wrote: » https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/news/plane-makes-emergency-landing-at-shannon-airport-after-crew-reports-smoke-in-cockpit-37202834.html
Patrick Flynn August 10 2018 8:21 AM A transatlantic flight has made an emergency landing at Shannon Airport this morning after the crew reported they had smoke on board. Virgin Atlantic flight VS-50A was travelling from Orlando, Florida in the US to Gatwick Airport in England at the time. The Airbus A330-300 jet was about an hour west of Ireland when the crew declared a MayDay and requested permission to divert to Shannon. In the meantime, authorities at Shannon implemented an emergency plan which involved alerting the local authority fire service, HSE and Garda Units of the fire brigade from Shannon Town were sent to the airport while two additional appliances from Ennis were mobilised to a designated holding point off the M18 near Dromoland. A number National Ambulance Service resources and Garda units also attended at the airport. The flight landed safely at 7.21am and taxied to the terminal building accompanied by emergency vehicles. The over 200 passengers were disembarked and taken to the airport’s transit lounge where they will await the arrival of a replacement aircraft which is expected later today. Fire crews later boarded the aircraft to carry out an inspection while engineers were also called to check the jet for the source of the smoke An airline spokeswoman said: “Our flight diverted to Shannon as a precautionary measure after reports of smoke onboard. The safety of our customers and crew is always our top priority and we’re now doing all we can to get our customers to their final destination as quickly as possible. We'd like to apologise to our customers for the disruption to their journey and thank them for their patience.”
Brennans Row wrote: » The CSO statistics for April are out. Its seems that Aer Lingus has lost some passengers to Norwegian?
Ennisman wrote: » A359 also (F-WXWB)
Poxyshamrock wrote: » The last couple of times i was out in the airport, the lift wouldn’t go up past the first floor.
JCX BXC wrote: » I'd be shocked if it was, what makes you think it could be?
Poxyshamrock wrote: » Is the viewing gallery on the top of the terminal permanently closed now?
hobie14 wrote: » Missed that one ......
Brennans Row wrote: » A Delta flight diverted to Shannon while routing from Heathrow to Atlanta on Monday.
