An easyJet flight was forced to return to its original airport after unsuccessfully trying to land three times in bad weather.
The aircraft was diverted back to Glasgow airport after taking off for Jersey in the Channel Islands last Thursday.
EasyJet flight EZY439 spent one hour and 20 minutes in the air before landing back in Glasgow.
According to flight tracking, the plane appeared to try and land in Jersey three times.
An easyJet flight was forced to return to its original airport after unsuccessfully trying to land three times in bad weatherPA IMAGESAfter departing Glasgow at approximately 6am, the aircraft landed again at 8.39am.
An easyJet spokesperson said it was unable to land following poor weather conditions.
The flight was subsequently cancelled.
A spokesperson for easyJet said: “Due to low visibility conditions in Jersey on Thursday, flight EZY439 from Glasgow to Jersey was required to divert back to Glasgow and as the forecast was not set to improve unfortunately the flight was unable to operate.
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“While this was outside of our control we are sorry for the inconvenience caused and did all we could to minimise the impact of the weather disruption, providing hotel accommodation and meals for those who needed them and the option of a refund or to be rebooked onto the next available flight.
“The safety and wellbeing of our customers and crew is easyJet’s highest priority.”
It comes after an easyJet flight heading to London had to make an emergency landing and turn back to Portugal after a “red code” alert was triggered.
The flight, which was carrying 161 passengers, aborted its journey to Gatwick and landed again at Faro Airport just 44 minutes after take-off.
The aircraft was diverted back to Glasgow airport after taking off for Jersey in the Channel Islands last Thursday
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Shortly after leaving the tarmac, the aircraft hit a bird which triggered a “red code” alert, resulting in emergency response vehicles being mobilised – though the plane did land safely with no issues.
Passengers said that the engines “sounded very strange” and that the plane had been unable to gain altitude.
A spokesperson for budget airline said: “easyJet can confirm that flight EZY8538 from Faro to Lisbon was cancelled after returning to stand due to a birdstrike shortly after take-off.
“The pilot performed a routine landing in line with procedures and passengers disembarked normally in Faro where we have been providing assistance with alternative options as well as hotel accommodation and meals for those who require them.”
An easyJet flight was forced to return to its original airport after unsuccessfully trying to land three times in bad weatherPA IMAGES
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