A 10-year-old girl has died after an Air Canada Boeing 787-800 diverted to Shannon Airport.
Air Canada flight AC-868 from Toronto to Heathrow was west of Mayo when the pilot reported they had a child in cardiac arrest on board The young girl was travelling with three adult siblings.
Young Madra, en route from Toronto to Nigeria, suffered from a type of anaemia called sickle cell anaemia. The crew reported they had a young girl on board who was “unresponsive”. A doctor and a nurse who were also travelling on the flight began CPR.
An ambulance and rapid response advanced paramedic unit from Ennis were sent to the airport ahead of the flights arrival at 7.40pm.
The child was rushed to University Hospital Limerick but was pronounced dead a short time later.
The county coroner has been informed of the death while a post mortem examination will be arranged.
The flight continued its journey to London at 9.20pm.
Her sisters launched an appeal to meet the costs of the funeral.
2 Comments
Hi
I would appreciate if you have an update on Hainan Airline’s deliberations over a possible direct Beijing Dublin route. Is there a decision date looming ?
Many Thanks
Michael Fehily
Hi Michael, Hainan have slots in Dublin but seem unlikely to use them in 2017. We are monitoring the situation. Thank you for your interest