Emergency landing at Dublin Airport
A plane has made an emergency landing at Dublin Airport this morning.
The US-bound Ethiopian Boeing 787 Dreamliner took off from Dublin at 6.10am en route to Washington.
About an hour and a half into the flight, flight ET500 reported that one of its engines had shut down and it was forced to return to Dublin.
UPDATE EMERGENCY Dreamliner #ET500 on final approach to Dublin with one engine shut down: https://t.co/PoWJYO9ZlF pic.twitter.com/ePwjZTU8oB
— AIRLIVE (@airlivenet) October 23, 2015
It landed safely just after 8.30am. It is understood around 300 people were on board.
Emergency services were on standby as a precaution.
UPDATE Ethiopian #ET500 safely landed in Dublin with one engine shut down https://t.co/PoWJYO9ZlF (pic: @pilot_ngb) pic.twitter.com/ZBh8VbJogF
— AIRLIVE (@airlivenet) October 23, 2015
