Flights cancelled and two planes forced to divert after failing to land at Scots airport
JET U-TURN Flights cancelled and two planes forced to divert after failing to land at Scots airport
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FLIGHTS to and from a Scots airport have been cancelled and delayed today after planes failed in their attempts to land.
One passenger service from Glasgow Airport at 7am was first to be affected as it was forced to U-turn and head back to ground.
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Flights to and from at Stornoway Airport have been disrupted today
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It was due to touch down in Stornoway on the Isle of Lewis.
But after circling above the airport, the plane diverted back to Glasgow.
Another Loganair flight left Edinburgh Airport at 8.25am.
But the service was also unable to land and it headed back to the capital.
Two Loganair departures from Stornoway to Glasgow and Inverness were also called off earlier.
The travel disruption is understood to have been caused by poor visibility.
A spokesperson for Loganair said the flight issues were weather-related.
Passengers have been urged to contact their airline for travel information and updates.
A spokesperson for Highlands and Islands Airports Limited, which runs Stornoway Airport, said: "We can confirm that this morning's schedule at Stornoway Airport has been impacted by adverse weather.
"Passengers are advised to contact their airlines for travel updates."
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It comes after we told how a flight to Scotland was forced to abort two landing attempts last week.
The easyJet aircraft from Gatwick failed in a bid to make a safe landing in Edinburgh and was forced to return to the London airport due to high winds from Storm Floris.
We also showed terrifying footage of the moment a shaky BA flight aborted its landing during the storm.
The jet was filmed approaching the runway for its landing before climbing back into the air due to 90mph gales.
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