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United Airlines flight makes emergency landing at Shannon Airport

The flight was travelling from Belfast to Newark Airport in New York

A UNITED AIRLINES flight made an emergency landing at Shannon Airport this afternoon.

It happened at around 2.30pm, and made a safe landing.

The flight was travelling from Belfast to Newark Airport in New York. It took off from Belfast at 11am and was due to arrive in New York at around 2pm local time.

However, it’s understood that the plane was flying over county Clare for some time before landing to burn off fuel.

In a statement Shannon Airport confirmed to TheJournal.ie that:

United Airlines flight (UA-76) en route from Belfast International Airport to Newark which diverting to Shannon Airport having declared an emergency landed safely at Shannon Airport at 14:28.

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Press Association reporter Lesley-Anne McKeown was on board the flight and has thanked the captain and crew through social media.

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    Mute Nigel O'Neill
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    Mar 15th 2018, 7:41 AM

    Longest winter in history

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    Mute Matt Donovan
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    Mar 15th 2018, 7:43 AM

    @Nigel O’Neill: the Maesters were right.

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    Mute brendan H
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    Mar 15th 2018, 8:09 AM

    @Nigel O’Neill: For you maybe, but I’ve experienced sustained low temperatures going well into April and even the first couple of days of may where day temps finally broke into double digit numbers.

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    Mute Eamonn Kiely
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    Mar 15th 2018, 8:04 AM

    To the author – “St Patrick’s Day”

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    Mute Sean Kelly
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    Mar 15th 2018, 8:25 AM

    @Eamonn Kiely: paddy’s day..

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    Mute thatsnotme
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    Mar 15th 2018, 9:17 AM

    @Eamonn Kiely: Patty’s day !

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    Mute Terry Cahill
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    Mar 15th 2018, 10:59 AM

    @Eamonn Kiely: Oh goodnight !

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    Mute Margaret Hegarty
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    Mar 15th 2018, 10:16 AM

    Why put “Paddy’s Day” in Your headline and start off the article with “St Patrick’s Day”?? It’s St Patrick’s Day NOT Paddy’s Day anyway!

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    Mute Aidan Martin
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    Mar 15th 2018, 7:43 AM

    The groundhog got it right

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    Mute marg fitzgerald
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    Mar 15th 2018, 11:51 AM

    St Patrick’s Day. Paddy’s day is a racial slur which originated in the British tabloid press.

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    Mute Esther Kavanagh
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    Mar 15th 2018, 9:09 AM

    It’s normal for temperature to drop at this time of year, why all the upset. Dress to suit the weather.

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    Mute Eugene Walsh
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    Mar 15th 2018, 7:42 AM

    Yeast it’s a bank hol wkend. Wheat don’t mind

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    Mar 15th 2018, 10:32 PM

    @Eugene Walsh: beer beer

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    Mute Yvonne Brady
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    Mar 15th 2018, 11:56 AM

    Would it kill you to call our national holiday by it’s correct name. It’s St. Patrick’s Day☘️

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    Mute Rui Firmino
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    Mar 15th 2018, 8:58 AM

    Dreaming of a white Paddy’s

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    Mar 15th 2018, 9:19 AM

    Well modules have in fact upgraded snow potential on Sunday into Monday

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    Mar 15th 2018, 8:26 PM

    @Keith Boland: Quick! run down to the shop we need bread.

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    Mute Gisbert Bayertz
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    Mar 15th 2018, 12:36 PM

    From a meteorological point of view, March is a transition month…..so nothing unusual here

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    Mar 15th 2018, 12:15 PM

    Last year our parade was rained but the year before it was sunny with a chill. This year we get to wear the winter gear one last time. Typical really.

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    Mar 15th 2018, 3:36 PM

    I have noticed that the colder/longer the winter, the better the summer. It snowed in April 2013, then brilliant summer. Last winter was quite mild, crap summer. Heres hoping, eh?

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    Mar 15th 2018, 6:43 PM

    St Patrick’s Day stop saying paddys day stupid ppl stop taken the saint from the Patrick everybody it’s ST Patrick’s Day!!!!!!!!!!!

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    Mar 16th 2018, 7:38 AM

    Well it might keep a few of the drugged up drunk ones from damaging people’s property in with their mammies later on….

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