Holidaymakers advised to check flights as Saharan sandstorm hits Canary Islands

Holidaymakers are stranded at airports in the Canary Islands after a Saharan sandstorm.

Flights from Gran Canaria, Lanzarote, La Palma, North and South Tenerife Airports have been grounded with disruptions to scheduled arrivals into Dublin, Cork and Shannon today and for the foreseeable future due to the weather conditions.