Wednesday, April 15, 2009

Pilot has heart attack (Ireland)

"An Italian aircraft has made a safe landing at Shannon airport in Ireland despite the pilot suffering a suspected heart attack. The Alitalia aircraft was carrying 179 passengers and crew and was forced to make an emergency landing as it flew from Milan to New York. The Boeing 767 plane transmitted a distress call to Shannon Air Traffic Control when it was about 30 degrees west of the airport over the North Atlantic. Emergency services from Shannon, Ennis and Limerick were standing by at when the plane landed shortly after 5pm. An airport spokeswoman said the plane landed safely" - Yahoo

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