A military plane from France made an emergency landing after being rerouted at Cork Airport this morning.
The twin-prop ATR-type aircraft made a midflight emergency declaration and diverted to Cork, triggering a significant emergency response at the airport, according to the Irish Examiner.
A total of 23 people were aboard the military aircraft.
The crew on board the aircraft declared a pan-pan alert to air traffic controllers amid concerns about a possible fire in the tail area of their aircraft. A pan-pan alert is a less serious alert than a full may-day alert.
Emergency services, such as airport police and the fire service, were on standby, according to a statement from Cork Airport.
Shortly after 8 am, the aircraft safely landed, and emergency services have already been stood down.
Ryanair’s scheduled flight to Manchester was only seven minutes late.
The airport has now fully restored all flight operations.