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Travel chaos ends at Inverness Airport as ‘technical issue resolved’

More than a dozen outbound and inbound flights to and from England, Amsterdam, Stornoway and Sumburgh have been delayed or cancelled after a technical issue with air traffic control equipment.

Nearly a dozen flights are affected. Image: Sandy McCook/DC Thomson
Nearly a dozen flights are affected. Image: Sandy McCook/DC Thomson

Hundreds of passengers have been hit by more than a dozen delays and cancellations at Inverness Airport.

A Highlands and Islands Airports Limited spokesman earlier confirmed the major disruption was caused by a technical issue with air traffic control equipment.

The incident affected outbound and inbound flights to and from several cities in England, as well as Amsterdam, Stornoway and Shetland.

Five flights were cancelled while eight have been delayed.

However, the airport confirmed the technical problem has now been resolved.

A HIAL spokesperson said: “The technical issue is now resolved and Inverness airport is open for flights.

“We apologise for any inconvenience and advise that passengers still check with airlines as the disruption may impact flights today.”

Inverness Airport flights delayed and cancelled

Departures:  

06:25 – Amsterdam – Delayed

06:55 – Heathrow – Delayed

07:00 – Stornoway – Cancelled

07:00 – Gatwick – Delayed

09:30 – Sumburgh – Cancelled

10:05 – Bristol – Cancelled

11:55 – Luton – Delayed

12:35 – Amsterdam – Delayed

Arrivals: 

09:00 – Stornoway – Cancelled

09:04 – Bristol – Cancelled

11:10 – Luton – Delayed

12:00 – Amsterdam – Delayed

13:45 – Sumburgh – Delayed

Inverness Airport has been approached for comment.

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