An American Airlines flight from Manchester to Chicago has been forced to make an emergency landing at Shannon Airport

There were 211 people on board the Boeing 767-300 plane, including the crew, which landed shortly after 1pm on Friday

A spokesman for the airport said the aircraft landed safely and was currently parked on standby

He said passengers have come off the plane and are waiting in the airport's transit lounge while they wait to hear the airline's intentions for the flight

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