A number of flights diverted to Shannon Airport as Storm Isha causes travel chaos
A NUMBER of flights have been diverted to Shannon Airport as a result of Storm Isha.
A spokesperson for The Shannon Airport Group has confirmed that 15 commercial flight diversions were facilitated at Shannon Airport over the course of the storm, which battered the country Sunday night and Monday morning.
Commenting, a spokesperson for the group said the airport was fully operational Sunday night, operating their normal schedule and that Shannon was available to accept aircraft diversions throughout Storm Isha.
“Our airport staff worked tirelessly Sunday and throughout the night to facilitate flights impacted by Storm Isha, managing 15 flight diversions yesterday and overnight. We expect to operate a normal flight schedule today (Monday), and we remain available to facilitate further diversions if required,” the spokesperson added.
Flights from Portugal, Spain, France, Italy, Holland, Luxembourg, Poland, and the UK were diverted to Shannon Airport during the course of the storm.
In total, ten flights due to land at Dublin Airport and four flights originally due to land at Cork Airport were diverted to Shannon. In addition, an Edinburgh-bound flight which took off from Stansted diverted to Shannon at 02:37 this morning. All 15 flights landed safely.