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Irish Mirror
Irish Mirror
National
Justin Kelly

Passengers describe moment Aer Lingus flight to Dublin Airport turns back shortly after take-off due to technical issues

An Aer Lingus flight from New York to Dublin on Wednesday night was forced to turn back after encountering "technical issues" over the Atlantic.

A number of passengers on the EI104 flight from JFK Airport in New York to Dublin Airport described the moment they were told the plane would be turning around.

One said the plane took off from JFK as normal but "got turned around to go back to NY because a feckin bird hit the windscreen." Aer Lingus have not confirmed a bird strike and instead said the turnaround was due to "technical issues."

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