“Another announcement followed that none of the UK airports could take us, so we were going to Paris, and that actually got a cheer,” Mr Cassidy said. Mr Cassidy and his sister arrived home just after 2am on Monday, more than 12 hours after they originally thought they would be arriving in Dublin. Those on board Ryanair flight FR633 from Copenhagen to Dublin on Sunday, however, might consider Mr Cassidy and his fellow passengers lucky. That plane was diverted from Dublin to Manchester, and after spending four hours grounded there, passengers endured a further three hours circling Dublin as the pilot attempted to land. Another Ryanair flight that was scheduled to make the short half-hour trip across the Irish Sea from Manchester to Dublin ended up making a three-hour detour circling Dublin, Belfast and then ultimately ending up back in Manchester having not reached its destination.

Source: Stuff January 22, 2024 21:00 UTC