BA flights forced to land in Shannon due to snow

Four hundred passengers were taken to hotels in Limerick last night after flights were forced to divert to Shannon because of snow at London’s Heathrow.

The world’s busiest airport had cancelled half of its flights, causing travel chaos.

Four of the six flights which did divert to Shannon were able to continue their journeys later. Aer Lingus and Ryanair have also axed a number of flights from Ireland to London and Birmingham following the snowfall in Britain. Flights from Cork and Belfast to Heathrow were also affected.