Grounded plane to continue journey

A PLANE grounded at Shannon Airport yesterday was given the go ahead last night after a search was completed.

It is expected to continue its journey to the Caribbean some time today.

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The ArkeFly chartered Boeing 767 jet has 230 passengers and 11 crew on board. It was travelling from Amsterdam to the Caribbean island of Aruba.

The plane made the emergency landing following a bomb threat from a passanger.

A Dutch national in his 40โ€™s is being detained by gardai in Shannon.

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