Date: 20th November 2008
Winona Ryder was admitted to a west London hospital after being taken ill on a flight to Heathrow.
The 37-year-old was met by medics at Heathrow after being taken off the flight from Los Angeles.
A British Airways spokesman said the captain of the flight had requested a priority landing after she became ill.
Ryder, the star of movies such as Girl, Interrupted and Edward Scissorhands, was admitted to hospital in the morning and discharged a few hours later.
A spokesman for British Airways said: "The captain of BA282, which was travelling from LA to Heathrow, requested a priority landing as a female passenger required medical attention."
"The passenger was taken to a local hospital for treatment. The plane touched down shortly before noon UK time."
Source: Press Release
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