SIX FLIGHTS destined for Cork and Dublin airports have been diverted to Shannon Airport due to Storm Isha.
A spokesperson for The Shannon Airport Group has confirmed that six commercial flight diversions have been facilitated at Shannon Airport on Sunday, January 21, due to adverse weather conditions.
Commenting, a spokesperson for The Shannon Airport Group said: “Six flights, five of which were originally due to land at Dublin Airport and one flight due to land at Cork Airport, were diverted to Shannon Airport."
“Flights from Portugal, Luxembourg, Poland and the UK, originally due to land in Dublin and Cork diverted to Shannon, all landing safely.
"They were FR7031 from Faro originally due to land in Dublin which diverted to Shannon landing at 11.26am; FR1949 from Luxembourg to Dublin landed at Shannon at 12 noon; FR1893 from Bydgoszcz due to land in Dublin, landed at Shannon at 13:23," the spokesperson said.
"Flight KLM1085 from Amsterdam, originally due to land in Cork diverted to Shannon, landing at 13:42.
This was followed by FR157 from Leeds Bradford due to land in Dublin which landed safely in Shannon at 14:02, and by FR241 from Amsterdam due to land at Dublin which landed at Shannon at 15:13.”
The spokesperson confirmed that all Shannon Airport services have been operating to a normal schedule today.
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