MoBay-bound Virgin flight makes emergency landing after ‘engine failure’

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June 1, 2026

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MoBay-bound Virgin flight makes emergency landing after ‘engine failure’

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A Virgin Atlantic flight carrying 241 passengers and 12 crew from London Heathrow to Montego Bay was forced to divert to Shannon, Ireland, on Saturday night after a “technical issue” developed during the flight over the Atlantic Ocean.

Jamaican attorney-at-law Yushaine Morgan, who was among the passengers, told The Gleaner that he heard a “loud bang” about three hours into the flight.

“The captain announced that there was an engine failure and that we would have to divert,” he said.

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