A blanket of fog prevented flights from landing at Aberdeen Airport while outbound flights were cancelled.
Fog engulfed the north-east on Tuesday evening leaving little visibility for all modes of transport.
This was a major problem for planes looking to land at Aberdeen Airport, with incoming flights having to change course or hold their position.
According to the Aberdeen Airport website, more than a dozen flights were affected by the heavy fog last night and today’s early morning.
Some diverted/cancelled inbound flights were turned around at Aberdeen and took off back to London, which had a knock on effect for other flights out of Aberdeen.
Here is a list of cancelled flights.
Departures
- 6.55pm Aberdeen to Heathrow
- 7.55pm Aberdeen to Heathrow
- 8.55pm Aberdeen to Heathrow
- 8.55pm Aberdeen to London Luton
- 6:10am Aberdeen to London Gatwick
- 6.55am Aberdeen to Heathrow
- 1pm Aberdeen to Humberside
- 5:30pm Aberdeen to Sumburgh
Arrivals
- 8.10pm Heathrow to Aberdeen
- 8.20pm London Luton to Aberdeen
- 10.35pm Heathrow to Aberdeen
- 9.15am Humberside to Aberdeen
Diversions
- 6.10pm London Heathrow to Aberdeen diverted to Glasgow
- 7.10pm London Heathrow to Aberdeen diverted to Glasgow
- 8.25pm Alicante to Aberdeen diverted to Edinburgh
- 9.30pm London Gatwick to Aberdeen diverted to Glasgow
Hundreds of leaving travellers were stranded in Aberdeen while they waited for assistance.
Several other flights scheduled to depart or land at Aberdeen were changed or delayed.
A Loganair flight from Sumburgh managed to land nearly an hour after it was meant to after holding its position in the air close to the airport.
Helicopters also had a hard time landing at Aberdeen.
To find out more information visit the Aberdeen Airport website.
