Flights diverted and cancelled at Scottish airport due to weather
Loganair flight LM343, which was due to land in Stornoway from Edinburgh at 8:25am, also diverted back to Edinburgh.
Stornoway Airport's website shows that two Loganair flights from Stornoway to Glasgow and Inverness at 8:30am (flight LM471) and 8:55am (flight LM152) have been cancelled.
Reports suggest the planes were unable to land in Stornoway due low-lying cloud.
The Herald has approached Stornoway Airport and Loganair for comment.
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