A bomb scare held up a British Airways jumbo jet for more than 24 hours at Shannon Airport at the weekend.
The aircraft was diverted to Shannon on Saturday morning after a bomb alert was received by the pilot. The plane was on a flight from Caracas to London.
Gardai, some with sniffer dogs and electronic equipment, began the examination of the aircraft and luggage at 7 a.m., while the aircraft was parked on the remote stand, a mile from the terminal building.
The 375 passengers and crew were accommodated at hotels in Limerick, Ennis and Shannon without access to their main baggage.
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Nothing was found on the aircraft, and the all clear was given shortly after 1 p.m. yesterday. The plane left for London at 2.40 p.m.