A Ryanair plane has been diverted to Glasgow after two failed attempts to land as Storm Darragh sweeps the country.
The flight had to divert to Glasgow Prestwick after the captain tried to land at Manchester Airport while wild weather battered the UK.
Ryanair flight FR4095, operated by Buzz, departed Gdansk in Poland just before 2pm central European time, while the storm was gathering pace in the UK.
By the time the flight was making its final approach at Manchester Airport at around 3.30pm UK time, the weather was particularly bad. The captain made one attempt to land and, after making another approach also, aborted the second approach, according to radar pictures on AirNet.radar, reports M.E.N.
The flight was diverted to Glasgow Prestwick where it landed safely at 4.20pm. Although some services have performed ‘go-arounds’ after aborting their first attempt at a landing, all except the flight from Gdansk landed safely on the second time of trying, it is understood.
The Daily Record has approached Ryanair has been approached for a comment.
Earlier we reported that multiple flights at Edinburgh Airport had been cancelled due to adverse weather conditions. Aer Lingus has pulled multiple flights from the capital to Belfast City, as well as one return flight bound for the capital on Saturday afternoon.
Aer Lingus flight EI3653 from Edinburgh to Belfast City, due to arrive at 12.35pm was cancelled by the airline, as well as EI3657 due to arrive at 5.15pm. Flight EI3656 departing Belfast City for Edinburgh was also cancelled.
As it stands, flights heading to and from Edinburgh to Belfast are scheduled to fly as normal on Sunday. You can keep up to date with the latest Storm Darragh news on our live blog here.
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