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A PASSENGER who became unwell while flying to the Caribbean was rushed to University Hospital Limerick after her flight was diverted to Shannon Airport on New Year's Day.
Emergency services - including firefighters and paramedics from the National Ambulance Service - as well as airport staff awaited the plane's landing shortly before 2pm.
The ill woman received immediate treatment before being rushed by ambulance to hospital.
A spokesperson for the Shannon Airport Group confirmed that a KLM Royal Dutch Airlines flight routing from Amsterdam to the Dutch island of Saint Maarten in the Southern Caribbean diverted to Shannon Airport with a medical emergency on January 1.
"The aircraft landed safely at 1.50pm and was met by emergency services and airport staff. A passenger was transferred by ambulance to University Hospital Limerick," said the spokesperson for the Shannon Airport Group.
The condition of the passenger is not know at this time.
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