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In the two busiest airports in the United Kingdom—Heathrow and Gatwick—dozens of flights had to be cancelled. And one of the planes was forced to land in Spain because of this.
Storm 'Boe' recently reached the United Kingdom—and due to the danger it caused, a Ryanair plane that was due to arrive in the country was forced to change its route and instead landed in Spain, The Independent reports.
Why did the Ryanair plane land in the wrong country?
Flight FR2955 departed from Dublin Airport at 22:19 on Saturday and was destined for Newquay in Cornwall, and after that to Bristol. The usual flight between these cities is short and takes less than an hour and a half, but due to bad weather the landing had to be cancelled.
The Boeing 737-800 climbed to cruising altitude at 27 000 feet, and then began descending to land at Bristol Airport. But the weather turned out to be too difficult, so the landing had to be abandoned. According to flight-tracking data, the aircraft had to fly about 1600 kilometers from Bristol, cross the Channel, fly over France, and then head south to Spain.
Only on Sunday at 01:16 the plane landed at Alicante–Elche Airport. This happened about three hours after the departure from Dublin. A Ryanair spokesperson explained that the flight from Alicante to Newquay was first redirected to Dublin due to strong winds at the first airport.
In the meantime, passengers remained onboard so the plane could take off as soon as a time slot became available. However, later, due to adverse weather conditions, the plane returned to Alicante.
— the airline spokesperson explained.
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Passengers were informed of the route changes by email and through Alicante airport staff announcements. They were offered available options for continuing their journey, provided with overnight accommodations, and booked seats on subsequent flights.
But FR2955 was not the only flight affected by storm 'Boe'. Over the weekend bad weather covered the whole United Kingdom, and wind gusts reached 135 kilometers per hour.
On Sunday, in two of the country’s busiest airports, dozens of flights had to be cancelled—from Edinburgh, Paris, Rome, and Aberdeen. In Scotland, strong winds and fallen trees forced closure of major roads and several railway lines.
The meteorological service issued an orange level of danger, which lasted until Monday evening. Storm 'Boe' developed just a few hours after the previous season storm—'Austin'—had subsided in the southwest of the country.
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