A passenger’s mobile phone plugged into the shaving socket in an aircraft toilet sparked an emergency landing at Dublin airport yesterday. The Delta 767-300 en route from Istanbul to New York JFK landed at about 4pm after the pilot requested permission to make an emergency landing due to concerns about activity in the cabin. It was also reported that a “suspect device” had been found in the passenger toilet.
The aircraft was parked in an isolated area and gardaí boarded it and spoke to the pilot. They also spoke to a passenger who came forward after an announcement was made about the reason for their presence on board.
It is understood, however, that the suspicious device turned out to be a mobile phone that had been plugged into a shaving outlet in the passenger toilet and left wrapped in its cable. The emergency was stood down and no arrests were made.
The aircraft, with more than 200 passengers on board, refuelled before travelling on to New York yesterday evening.
A Delta spokeswoman said the crew had become aware of a “possible security situation”.