In the last few moments, Delta Air Lines flight DL4 bound for New York from London has declared an emergency.
N825MH is the aircraft involved in the incident.
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Live Emergency: Delta Air Lines DL4 London-New York…
UPDATE #1 @ 1922 UK time – The aircraft is at 10,000 feet and is diverting to Shannon.
UPDATE #2 @ 1925 UK time – N825MH is the aircraft involved in the incident.
Moreover, as per Planespotters, N825MH is a 25.6 year old Boeing 767-400 that was delivered to the airline back in December 2000.
Furthermore, of the 767-400 variant, Delta Air Lines has 21 of them in their fleet.
Also, within that 21, all but one are in active service with an average fleet age of 24.2 years.
UPDATE #3 @ 1930 UK time – At this stage, the reason for the emergency on Delta Air Lines flight DL4 London-New York is unclear.
UPDATE #4 @ 1933 UK time – DL4 is off the coast of Ireland now.
The aircraft has started it’s descent from FL100/10,000 feet.
UPDATE #5 @ 1936 UK time – DL4 has been cleared to descend to 4,000 feet.
Furthermore, it looks like the aircraft will be setting up for a Runway 06 approach.
UPDATE #6 @ 1941 UK time – DL4 is now on final approach into Shannon Airport.
EMERGENCY UPDATE #7 @ 1946 UK time – TOUCHDOWN!
Delta Air Lines flight DL4, originally bound for New York from London, has appeared to have landed safely into Shannon.
Furthermore, the reason for the emergency is unclear at this time.
As soon as we have more information, we will update you accordingly.
For now, this remains a developing story pending further updates.
UPDATE #8 @ 1952 UK time – As per @Shauns_Aviation on X, DL4 is holding short of the taxiway for a hot brakes check.
UPDATE #9 @ 1953 UK time – DL4 is now taxiing to stand.
It is understood Delta staff have been called from Dublin to Shannon to assist passengers.
Update 0005 UTC
According to the online source Flight Emergency, Delta flight DL4, originally bound for New York, diverted to Shannon due to an onboard medical emergency.
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