Eirjet pilot 'unaware of second airfield near Derry airport'

A report out today says the pilot of an Eirjet flight that landed at the wrong airport in Derry last year was unaware of the existence of the second facility.

A report out today says the pilot of an Eirjet flight that landed at the wrong airport in Derry last year was unaware of the existence of the second facility.

The Dublin-based flight, operated on behalf of Ryanair, should have landed at Derry Airport, but instead touched down at Ballykelly airfield five miles away.

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