A United Airlines flight was diverted to Dublin Airport on Monday, June 3 during what the airport was anticipating to be a very busy bank holiday weekend.
“Flight UA998 from Brussels to New York's Newark Airport diverted to Dublin Airport this afternoon due to reports of two separate incidents - a disruptive passenger and a suspected medical issue - on board," Dublin Airport Authority (daa), the operators of Dublin Airport, said in a statement on Monday.
“Appropriate protocols were put in place by Dublin Airport Operations and Airport Police for the arrival of the aircraft and Gardai, National Ambulance Service and HSE personnel met the aircraft on arrival.
“There is no impact on operations at Dublin Airport and passengers travelling this evening should plan to arrive at the airport as normal.”
daa Statement:
Flight UA998 from Brussels to New York's Newark Airport diverted to @DublinAirport this afternoon due to reports of two separate incidents - a disruptive passenger and a suspected medical issue - on board. ⁰⁰Appropriate protocols were put in place by Dublin… pic.twitter.com/apAcVBpjJG
— Dublin Airport (@DublinAirport) June 3, 2024
Monday's incident occurred toward the end of what Dublin Airport said was going to be a "very busy" June bank holiday weekend.
The airport was expecting some 450,000 passengers - 240,000 passengers departing and 210,000 passengers arriving - over the four-day period between Friday, May 31 and Monday, June 3.
The airport predicted that Sunday, June 2 would be the busiest day of the bank holiday weekend, when around 117,000 passengers were expected to travel through Dublin Airport.
Meanwhile, Monday's incident occurred just over a week after emergency services responded at Dublin Airport when Qatar Airways flight QR107 landed after experiencing turbulence while flying over Turkey.
On Sunday, May 26, daa said that the Qatar Airways flight from Doha "landed safely as scheduled at Dublin Airport shortly before 13.00 [1 pm] on Sunday."
The statement added: "Upon landing, the aircraft was met by emergency services, including Airport Police and our Fire and Rescue department, due to 6 passengers and 6 crew [12 total] on board reporting injuries after the aircraft experienced turbulence while airborne over Turkey.
"The Dublin Airport team continues to provide full assistance on the ground to passengers and airline staff."
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