{"id":455730,"date":"2026-05-19T00:23:17","date_gmt":"2026-05-19T00:23:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/455730\/"},"modified":"2026-05-19T00:23:17","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T00:23:17","slug":"transatlantic-flight-returns-to-shannon-airport-after-mid-air-technical-emergency","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/455730\/","title":{"rendered":"Transatlantic flight returns to Shannon Airport after mid-air technical emergency"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\".A United Airlines aircraft.\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/United Airlines B787-10 small.jpg\" loading=\"eager\" width=\"100%\" data-testid=\"article-image\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_caption1 indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_secondary indo-66f0fec7_regular indo-1d70522a_marginbottom0 indo-1d70522a_marginleft0 indo-1d70522a_marginright0 indo-1d70522a_margintop3 indo-b48c4984_left\" style=\"color:var(--color-grey-60)\">.A United Airlines aircraft.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom0 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">Passengers on a transatlantic flight from Ireland to the United States suffered an unexpected turnback after the aircraft carrying them developed a mid-air technical issue.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">The US-bound United Airlines flight aborted its planned flight to Newark, New Jersey, from Shannon Airport after less than two hours in the air as crew members on board declared a technical issue.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">United Airlines flight UAL-271 left the Clare airport at 12.30pm on Saturday, May 16 and touched back down safely at 2.17pm, before being met by emergency services as a precaution.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">No injuries were reported amongst the passengers or crew on board the Boeing 757-200 and operations at Shannon Airport continued as normal.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">A spokesperson for Shannon Airport said: &#8220;The crew reported a technical issue and returned to Shannon. The aircraft landed safely and without incident. Emergency services were on standby as a precaution, which is standard protocol. Passenger safety is our top priority, and we acknowledge the professionalism of the crew and all responding teams.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">Passengers were accommodated overnight at local hotels before resuming their journey to Newark airport on Sunday 17th May at 12:45pm.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":".A United Airlines aircraft. 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