There were a number of weather-related incidents in the space of a few hours on Sunday morning, as flights were forced to divert

A US-bound flight diverted to Shannon Airport this afternoon after the crew declared a medical emergency over the North Atlantic. British Airways flight BA-177 had taken off from London’s Heathrow at around 1.

Flights from Bahrain, Atlanta and Hong Kong were re-routed to London Heathrow while Orlando and Dubai flights have been sent to Glasgow. A Norse flight from Bridgetown in Barbados that was due to arrive at 6.28am was diverted to Shannon Airport in Ireland.