A US-bound Aer Lingus flight was forced to turn around off the west coast and return to Shannon Airport on Tuesday afternoon amid concerns that an emergency exit door might not have been securely locked.
Aer Lingus flight EI-111 Shannon to New York’s JFK Airport took off at 12.57pm however soon afterwards, the flight crew asked air traffic controllers for clearance to stop their climb.
The Airbus A321-253 (Neo) jet had crossed the Clare coast over Quilty when the flight crew advised controllers they had a technical issue which they were working to resolve but added they might have to return to the airport.
