Two flights due to land in Cork today were forced to divert to Dublin and Shannon airports due to unpredictable winds caused by Storm Dudley.
A Ryanair flight from London Gatwick and a KLM flight from Amsterdam were left circling the runway in Cork airport after 12pm on Wednesday.
Storm Dudley made landfall in Ireland around midday today, when a nationwide Status Yellow alert came into force for 24 hours.
The high winds and poor visibility made it impossible for both pilots to land causing them to change their flight route.
The KLM flight left Amsterdam Schilphol at 12pm and was due to land in Cork at 12.45pm. The jet circled twice over Cork airport before deciding not to attempt landing.
It eventually changed route and touched down in Dublin airport at around 1.45pm instead, 273 kilometers away from Cork airport.
The passengers were then transferred to a bus and driven from Dublin to Cork.
A spokesperson for KLM told CorkBeo: "Our flight to Cork was indeed diverted to Dublin today.
"The plane was unable to land in Cork due to the weather conditions, there was poor visibility. Passengers have been transferred to Cork via bus."
The Ryanair flight from London Gatwick was due to land in Cork at 12.35pm but was also left circling the runway before it changed route and landed in Shannon.
The passengers on that flight were also being transferred back to Cork by bus.
A spokesman for Cork Airport confirmed the reason was due to winds.
