Flight makes emergency landing at Dublin airport due to medical issue

The DL90 flight from Orlando was heading towards Amsterdam

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A transatlantic flight was forced to make an unscheduled emergency landing at Dublin Airport on Saturday morning due to a medical emergency.

The Delta Air Lines flight DL90 departed from Orlando International Airport on Friday (February 13) at 7.36pm and was headed to Amsterdam.

However after about 7 hours and 28 minutes of flying across the Atlantic, the crew made the decision to divert to the Irish capital. As reported by Air Live, the aircraft touched down at Dublin Airport following a standard descent.

The flight from Orlando to Amsterdam was forced to make an emergency landing at Dublin airport(Image: flightradar24.com)

It was reported that there was a medical emergency onboard with a passenger that needed immediate medical attention after landing.

After a short stop on the ground at Dublin airport, the Airbus A330-900 departed Dublin at 9.34am and resumed it’s journey to Amsterdam Schiphol Airport where it landed at 12.08pm.