A flight full of holidaymakers was forced to return to Glasgow Airport and make an emergency landing following a bird strike.
The EasyJet flight had departed Glasgow bound for Faro in the Algarve on Saturday afternoon around 4pm when the emergency incident took place.
As a result of the incident, the aircraft - which was able to land safely - was met by emergency services on the tarmac as a precaution.
The plane wasn't able to take to the air again, meaning that holidaymakers both in Glasgow and those waiting to fly back home from Faro had to transfer to another flight or receive a refund.
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An EasyJet spokeswoman said: “EasyJet can confirm that the Captain of flight EZY6843 from Glasgow to Faro took the decision to return to Glasgow following a bird strike. The aircraft landed normally and was met by emergency services as a precaution only and in line with procedures. The safety and wellbeing of our customers and crew is easyJet’s highest priority.
“Unfortunately as there was no replacement aircraft available operate the flight to Faro or the return flight EZY6844 from Faro to Glasgow we provided customers with the option of transferring to another flight for free or receiving a refund if they no longer wished to travel, as well as hotel accommodation and meals where required.
“While this was outside of easyJet’s control, we apologise for any inconvenience experienced.”
