15 FLIGHTS were diverted to Shannon Airport between yesterday evening and early this morning (Monday) as Storm Isha bared down on the country.
10 flights were due to land in Dublin and four in Cork, but were diverted to Shannon due to adverse weather conditions. One flight from Standstead airport in London bound for Edinburgh was also diverted to Shannon shortly after 2.30am this morning.
A spokesperson for Shannon Airport confirmed that all 15 diverted flights landed safely.
Storm Isha saw Met Éireann issue on orange warning for wind for the whole country, with a red warning issued for Galway, Mayo, and Donegal.
A spokesperson for the Shannon Airport Group said that “airport staff worked tirelessly yesterday 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, and we remain available to facilitate further diversions if required.”
Among the diverted flights were passengers bound for Portugal, Spain, France, Italy, Holland, Luxembourg, Poland, and the UK.
All Shannon Airport services are operating as normal today (Monday).
Elsewhere, over 170,000 ESB customers were without power nationwide as the worst of the storm swept over Ireland.
Over 1,300 people across Limerick were without power due to the storm, with most faults due to be resolved by 6pm today.
ESB crews have been mobilised since first light this morning to assess the damage caused by Storm Isha and make repairs to get people’s power back on.
The ESB advised customers that they can stay up to date on the most recent supply restoration times on powercheck.ie.
