Emergency services are at the scene.
All operations at Shannon Airport have been suspended this morning due to an incident involving an aircraft.
The airport confirmed that news that an accident with a Boeing 763 took place on Thursday morning with all passengers and crew having to disembark from the plane and the emergency services being called.
According to RTÉ, air traffic controllers noticed a fire and smoke coming from the aircraft’s landing gear as it made its way through the runway.
⚠️Passenger alert⚠️
Due to an incident at the airport all flights have been temporarily suspended.
More information to follow. pic.twitter.com/sw88Jf0VCm
— Shannon Airport (@ShannonAirport) August 15, 2019
⚠️Airport Notice⚠️
We can confirm that an incident has occurred at Shannon Airport involving a Boeing 763 aircraft.Emergency services are in attendance. All passengers and crew have disembarked.
Airport operations temporarily suspended.
More information to follow. pic.twitter.com/K7y5HepYT5
— Shannon Airport (@ShannonAirport) August 15, 2019
⚠️PASSENGER UPDATE⚠️
We are currently working to remove the aircraft from the scene of the incident so we can resume safe operations on the runway. This may take some time.
We are advising passengers to continue with check-in.
More updates to follow. pic.twitter.com/w1IbXR4svW
— Shannon Airport (@ShannonAirport) August 15, 2019
No more information has been revealed.
