A Canada-bound flight was forced to turn over the North Atlantic and divert to Shannon Airport last night after a passenger was reported to have fallen ill.Air Canada flight AC-859 departed London’s Heathrow Airport at 6.30pm destined for Toronto, Canada. The flight was almost four hours into its journey and about two hours north west of Shannon when the crew declared a medical emergency and turned around. The crew advised air traffic controllers they wished to divert to Shannon and seek medical attention for the passenger. Shannon Airport continues to handle the most unscheduled landings and emergency diversions of any Irish airport. Shannon Airport handled six diversions in November, half of which were medical emergencies.

Source: Evening echo December 15, 2018 07:52 UTC