Flight heading for Cork Airport forced to divert to Dublin Airport due to Storm Hannah

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.

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"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.

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