A Delta Airlines plane has had to make an emergency landing at Shannon Airport after declaring an emergency onboard.
Flight DL123 departed from Edinburgh at 12:20 pm and was bound for Boston this afternoon, but just over an hour into the flight, declared an emergency, according to the Radar Box flight tracking service.
The flight tracker confirmed the Airbus was en route to Shannon Airport after making it less than halfway to its destination on Tuesday.
Pilots transmitted the code 7700, indicating a general emergency - which was then confirmed as a “hydraulic system issue.”
In an aircraft, hydraulics control the movement of an aircraft, left and right, upwards and downwards, so the pilots would lose control of the airplane to turn right or left, climb in case there is a total hydraulic failure.
The only way to fly a plane with full hydraulic failure is by increasing and decreasing the power of engines but only if they are mounted on the wings.
A spokesperson from Delta Airlines told the Irish Mirror: "Customers on Delta flight 123 on July 12 from Edinburgh to Boston, earlier safely diverted to Shannon, Ireland after a mechanical issue with the aircraft, are now being accommodated in hotels overnight near Dublin, the closest available and with ground transportation and meals provided.
"Customers will continue onto Boston tomorrow morning after transiting back to Shannon. Delta apologizes to our customers for the delay in their travel plans. Representatives from Delta are contacting each customer with an additional apology."
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