An Edinburgh-bound EasyJet flight was forced to divert due to problems “outside of our control”, the airline has said.
The flight ended up landing in Glasgow on Sunday evening instead.
Flight EZY3326 left Prague, Czech Republic, at around 9.25pm on November 30.
EasyJet sourced taxis for passengers on board “where possible”, who would have organised travel from their original destination of Edinburgh instead.
The airline also confirmed that passengers who had to find their own way back to Edinburgh without any of the taxis provided would be reimbursed.
The emergency diversion was caused by a runway closure at Edinburgh Airport.
The airline said that while it was “outside of our control”, it was sorry for the inconvenience.
An Edinburgh-bound EasyJet flight was forced to divert due to problems “outside of our control”, the airline has said
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An EasyJet spokesman said: “Flight EZY3326 from Prague to Edinburgh was required to divert to Glasgow due to an earlier delay, which meant the flight was unable to land before the airport curfew in place for runway works.
“We did all possible to minimise the impact of the disruption for our customers.
“Due to limited coach availability at Glasgow Airport, we sourced taxis for customers where possible and advised those that needed to source their own that they will be reimbursed.
The flight was bound for Edinburgh before being diverted to Glasgow
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“The safety and well-being of our passengers and crew is easyJet’s highest priority and we are sorry for any inconvenience caused.”
Edinburgh Airport is currently investing £30million to deliver essential runway rehabilitation – essentially re-surfacing the entire runway.
Its last significant upgrade was back in 2008.
Work began at Edinburgh on Sunday, November 2, running through to the end of March 2026.
Work is taking place from Sunday to Thursday each week.
There will be a fortnight break between Friday 19 December and Sunday 4 January, to allow those re-surfacing the runway to enjoy a holiday break.
The runway will close nightly from 11.45pm to 5.45am, with no flights during that time.