- Austrian Airlines flight OS35 diverted to Shannon on 16 October.
- The Boeing 787-9 landed shortly before 9pm.
- The crew declared a medical emergency over the North Atlantic.
- The aircraft resumed its journey to JFK at 10.20pm.
- The aircraft registration was OE-LPM.
An Austrian Airlines flight from Vienna to New York diverted to Shannon Airport on 16 October after declaring a medical emergency over the North Atlantic. The Boeing 787-9 landed shortly before 9pm and was met by airport staff and ambulance paramedics. The aircraft resumed its journey to JFK at 10.20pm.
The flight, operating as OS35, departed Vienna Airport at 5.00pm CEST. Approximately 3.5 hours into its journey while flying over the North Atlantic west of Ireland the crew declared a medical emergency and made a U-turn back toward Ireland. The aircraft landed safely at Shannon Airport shortly before 9.00pm.
After the passenger was taken care of the aircraft resumed its transatlantic journey to New York at 10.20pm. The aircraft was a Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner with registration OE-LPM.
