Scots Travellers Hit By Schedule Headache

By DEBORAH ANDERSON

SCOTS travellers today faced disruption due to a knock-on effect following the crash-landing.

Flights from Glasgow were still subject to delays and cancellations this morning with passengers being advised to check travel arrangements.

Almost a dozen flights in total were affected with eight flights in and out of Glasgow on the Heathrow route cancelled today as airlines tried to recover from yesterday’s schedule headache.

A total of six Glasgow flights, both inbound and outbound, were cancelled yesterday at the height of the incident.

Due to the disruption a number of aircraft, pilots and cabin crew are out of position and this is having a knock-on effect on some short-haul services.

Many flights to and from Heathrow have been cancelled and others had to be diverted to other airports around London.

Alisdair Suttie, a freelance journalist from Edinburgh, was one of those caught up in flight diversions from Heathrow and was today still trying to get home.

When his flight from Spain was diverted to Farnborough, he said he realised something was wrong and he soon discovered that he was not going to be able to get his connecting flight to Edinburgh last night.

But he added: “I was lucky, I got the train in to London and stayed with my sister.

“I think a lot of people couldn’t find hotel rooms as there were so many people looking for somewhere to stay.”

The advice from BAA Scotland, which operates Glasgow, Edinburgh and Aberdeen airports, was for passengers to check with their airline before setting off from home.

Spokesman Donald Morrison said: “Obviously there’s going to be a knock-on effect and this will affect Scottish passengers.

“There will be a number of passengers who will delayed as the airport plays catch-up.

“Our advice is to double check with your airline before you get to the airport.

“It could be that your flight is delayed or even re-routed.”

Originally published by Newsquest Media Group.

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