The aircraft was also unable to land in Dublin due to similar issues in the skies over the capital and was forced to land in London insteadFlight to Cork diverted to LondonFlight to Cork diverted to London.

Munster’s regional airport is experiencing significant disruption today as Cork bears the brunt of the season’s first named storm,.

At the time of reporting, three flights have been diverted from Cork Airport. This includes a plane from Faro, Portugal, which had to reroute to London Stansted after an unsuccessful landing attempt at Shannon – a diversion of 600km.

The aircraft was also unable to land in Dublin due to similar weather conditions over the capital.

In addition, two other flights have been cancelled in Cork, and numerous services are facing delays of up to three hours. Similar delays and disruptions are affecting services in Shannon and Dublin.

Passengers flying out of Ireland today are being advised to keep a close eye on their airport’s live schedule and allow for extra travel time due to potential heavy traffic on the roads, reports Cork Beo.

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The list of affected flights in Cork today include:

Cancellations:

LH984 Lufthansa, Frankfurt-Cork at 4.25pmLH985 Lufthansa, Cork-Frankfurt at 5pm

Diversions:

FR905 Ryanair, London Standsted-Cork at 1.05pm – diverted to ShannonFR905 Ryanair, London Luton-Cork at 1.15pm – diverted to ShannonFR5778 Ryanair, Faro-Cork at 2.30pm – diverted to London StanstedEI715 Aer Lingus, Londow Heathrow-Cork, moved from 3.15pm-3.50pmFR7888 Ryanair, Palma-Cork, moved from 4.35pm-5.20pmFR3740 Ryanair, Edinburgh-Cork – moved from 4.25pm-4.55pmFR906 Ryanair, Cork-London Stanstead – moved from 1.35pm-4.30pm

Cork Airport could be hit with further disruptions due to French Air Traffic control strikes scheduled for next week. The industrial action, set to take place from October 7 and 10 over working conditions, has led Ryanair to warn that up to 600 flights could be cancelled each day of the strikes, potentially throwing a spanner in the works for the holiday plans of 100,000 passengers.

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