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'Intruders on Runway' at Shannon, 8.45pm Saturday.

category national | miscellaneous | news report author Sunday March 02, 2003 14:42author by Simonauthor email simonhaden at gregans dot ieauthor address Co. Clare

"Intruders on Runway" at Shannon. Aer Lingus flight forced to circle area.

I was on the Aer Lingus flight from London Heathrow to Shannon last night, Sat. 1st March. At 8.45pm just before we were due to land, the captain announced that there was a "very unusual occurance at the Airport". He said that he had been informed that "there were intruders on the runway" and that security were looking into it. Our plane was forced to circle the airport for 10/15 minutes before we were permitted to land.
When we landed there was an ATA plane (US troop carrier) on the apron waiting to take-off. When we disembarked we saw it take off.
The strange thing is that this incident has not been reported in the media. Does anyone know anything about it ?

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