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The scene at Dublin Airport this morning Image: Glenn Fitzgerald
Dublin Airport
Second emergency landing at Dublin Airport since this morning
A Delta 767 from New York and a private Gulfstream jet landed safely at the airport after declaring emergencies, in separate incidents.
THERE HAVE BEEN two incidents of aircraft using Dublin Airport declaring emergencies since this morning. In both cases, the planes landed safely.
A Dublin-bound Delta jet flying from JFK in New York made an emergency landing at the facility at 9.20am.
It’s believed the Boeing 767-300 was experiencing problems with one of its engines.
A spokesperson for the Dublin Airport Authority said the the airport’s fire service attended the scene, which is “standard procedure” for such events. She added:
All passengers were taxied to the terminal as normal. There were no injuries on board.
At 2.30 this afternoon a private Gulfstream jet declared an emegency. The fire service again responded and the emergency was stood down at 3pm.
“The plane landed safely,” according to the DAA.
Earlier this month, a Delta 767 had to make an emergency landing at Shannon. The plane was en route from Milan to Atlanta when it was diverted to the Irish airport after a problem arose.
- Additional reporting by Christina Finn
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