N811NW was a recent visitor to Shannon prior to today's diversion. The aircraft performed a technical diversion on June 12 when smoke was noted in the cabin by a crew member.
At the same time as the Northwest Airlines flight was diverting to Shannon, flight KLM 758, routing from Panama City to Amsterdam was forced to divert to Cork, also with a medical emergency. The flight operated by MD11, registration PH-KCF landed a few moments after the NWA flight landed in Shannon. The passenger on the KLM flight who had also suffered a suspected heart attack was taken by ambulance to Cork University Hospital. Flight KLM 758 departed Cork again at 11.35 utc. Shannon is the preferred diversion airport for technical and medical emergencies but since Shannon was tied up with the NWA flight the KLM flight was directed to Cork.
Pictured above in the copyright picture by Paul Daly, PH-KCF is seen on departure from Cork at 11.35 utc
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The pilot specifically request permission to land in Cork. ATC advised him of runway length etc and the pilot opted for Cork. The decision had no bearing whatsoever on the fact that there was another emergency at Shannon. The captain wanted to get on the ground asap as the airline had agreed to allow a man who had been shot in the neck (in Panama) two days earlier to travel (KLM also provided a doctor for the passenger for the duration of his journey)
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