STN flight was unlucky, circled the airport for 10 or 15 minutes and then went to SNN, perhaps hadn't the fuel to hang around any longer. Flybe's MAN flight was circling at the same time but waited around and got in about 15 minutes later when the winds had dropped a little. I was waiting to get on the EDI flight which (thankfully) was an hour late due to a technical issue in Scotland and got straight in. Pilot admitted that we were close to the wind limits for a dash 8 but we got away OK. Plane was rocking on the Tarmac though. Surprised by the number of passengers on the EDI flight connecting elsewhere, the delay made them quite visible.
STN flight looked very busy, so you're talking about three or four bus loads up and down to Shannon. They'll only be departing about now.
103kmph gust recorded at Knock earlier according to the airport's twitter.
Last edited by Kinocker; 14th Apr 2013 at 20:25.