Friday, April 19, 2013

Disruption to Cork and Dublin airports

Severe winds on Tuesday night have caused distruption to Cork and Dublin Airports, leading to delays and cancelled flights.
Dublin Airport said the delays from the overnight winds, will have a ‘knock-on impact’ on Wednesday’s operations at the Airport, as a number of aircraft were ‘out of position’ as a result.
Intending passengers should check with their airline or airline website regarding the status of their flight.

Cancelled
It is reported that just over 20 flights out of Dublin Airport were cancelled, five from Ryanair.
Some 22 flights were cancelled at Dublin Airport
One passenger, Eamon, told Inside Ireland.ie that he was due to fly from Dublin to Hamburg in Germany at 6.50am and got the 3am bus from Belfast on Wednesday morning.
He said there was chaos at the airport and that it was easier to check online, which he did from his phone.
He found out the flight was cancelled. He re-booked the flight free of charge for the same time on Friday morning, but had to go back to Belfast.
He is not sure about re-imbursement for the €20 bus fare.


Diversions to Shannon
According to the airports, there were diversions of a large number of aircraft, from their originally intended Irish destinations, to Shannon and UK airports.
Shannon Airport remained open overnight and accommodated 14 flights due to land at Dublin and Cork airports.
Cork Airport
Four flights from Cork Airport were also cancelled this morning, including one Ryanair flight.
Passengers are advised to check with their airline before heading to the airport.

InsideIreland.ie

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