A Scots flight to America has declared a mid-air emergency this afternoon.
The Delta Air Traces flight was travelling from Edinburgh to Boston when a 7700 squawk code was issued. The code indicators an emergency onboard and the flight was shortly diverted to Shannon in Eire.
The airline says the flight was diverted after experiencing a mechanical situation onboard. Photographs from flight tracker web site flightrader24 confirmed the DAL123 airplane do a loop close to Inveraray, earlier than heading in the direction of Eire.
The flight, which was as a consequence of depart Edinburgh Airport at 11.55am, left the Scottish capital at 12.20pm. The airline say they'll work shortly to accommodate and rebook passengers.
A spokesperson for Delta Air Traces stated: "After experiencing a mechanical situation onboard, Delta flight 123 from Edinburgh to Boston was diverted to Shannon (SNN), the place it made a routine touchdown.
"Delta groups on the bottom labored shortly to accommodate and rebook passengers. We respect the actions of our groups as nothing is extra necessary than the security of our clients and flight crew, and we apologise to our passengers for the delay of their travels."
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