Seven flights have diverted to Shannon Airport this afternoon due to adverse weather conditions.
Shannon Airport Group has confirmed that seven flights were originally supposed to land at Dublin Airport, have been redirected to Shannon, with the first of these landing before 1pm from London Heathrow.
Other flights from Berlin, Frankfurt, Vienna, Chicago and Milan have also made their way to the regional airport.
The group has confirmed that the airport remains available for further diversions as a status orange rain warning remains in place for Waterford, Wexford and Wicklow and a status yellow rain warning is in place for 13 other counties including Dublin.
A status yellow thunderstorm warning is now in place in Clare until 10pm tonight and will come back into effect again at midnight and run until 4.30pm on Saturday.
STATEMENT FROM SHANNON AIRPORT GROUP:
Commenting, the Shannon Airport Group Head of Communications, Nandi O’Sullivan said: “Seven flights, which were originally due to land at Dublin Airport, were diverted to Shannon Airport. The first of these flights arrived from London Heathrow at 12.50pm today. Other flights were diverted from the following destinations; Berlin, Frankfurt, Vienna (two flights), Chicago and Milan.”
