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Aer Lingus plane forced to divert to Dublin Airport due to violent Storm Hannah winds as London Heathrow flight to Cork Airport unable to land

Storm Hannah forced an Aer Lingus flight to make a diversion to Dublin Airport on Friday evening.

Flight, EIN723, was heading to Cork Airport from London Heathrow when it was redirected to the capital.

In a statement to Dublin Live, a spokeswoman for Aer Lingus said: "Flight EI723 which departed from London Heathrow bound for Cork was forced to divert to Dublin yesterday evening.

"This was due to adverse winds in the Cork region as a result of Storm Hannah.

"Guests were transported to Cork by bus yesterday evening. We apologise to affected guests for the inconvenience caused."

Severe winds of up to 150km/h battered the south and west coasts of Ireland on Friday.

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Storm Hannah's violent winds forced the plane to circle around Cork for a few minutes before heading back to Dublin Airport.

Cork was issued with a Status Orange wind weather warning on Friday with neighbouring counties, Clare and Kerry receiving a Status Red warning.

Aer Lingus is recruiting apprentice aircraft engineers - here's how to apply  

It was announced last week that Aer Lingus is hiring a small number of apprentice aircraft engineers - and for the lucky few it could be the beginning of a fantastic career.

The airline has launched its 2019 Aircraft Maintenance and Engineering Apprentice Scheme with just 10 placements available.

They're looking for 'motivated, enthusiastic, and technically-minded', candidates to apply for the four-year programme, which is run in conjunction with SOLAS in Shannon and Technological University Dublin (TUD).

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At the end of the scheme, the aim is for apprentices to be fully qualified aircraft engineers and continue to work at Aer Lingus .  

This year, the carrier is particularly keen to attract female talent.

They stated: "There is a particular emphasis this year in attracting female applicants and building on the number of female apprentices at the airline.

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"Thirty per cent of the successful applicants last year were female.

"Women now make up 48 percent of all employees at Aer Lingus, and the airline has re-iterated its commitment to supporting female talent across the airline."

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Aer Lingus Chief Technical Officer and former Aer Lingus apprentice Fergus Wilson said: 

“Since we launched the Aircraft Apprentice Scheme in 2011, we have hired 66 apprentices via the programme.

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"This year we are again looking for highly motivated and technically minded candidates to apply for the competitive programme. 

"With our unique brand, world class reputation and modern fleet, Aer Lingus is at the forefront of commercial aviation, giving successful candidates the opportunity to be part of something special.”

You can apply at http://careers.aerlingus.com and the closing date is 1 May 2019.

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