Ryanair passengers were forced to make a lengthy two-hour drive back to Norfolk after their flight was diverted to London Stansted Airport.
The flight from Alicante to Norwich was forced to land in London on Saturday morning due to poor visibility.
The aircraft was unable to land at Norwich Airport as the city was blanketed in thick fog, with temperatures remaining below freezing throughout the weekend.
Locals spotted the aircraft circling in the skies before it was eventually diverted to Stansted Airport.
Ryanair passengers were forced to make a lengthy two-hour drive back to Norfolk after their flight was diverted to London Stansted Airport
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The diversion left passengers facing a two-hour drive back to Norfolk from the London airport.
The city remained shrouded in a low, frosty fog throughout most of the weekend.
A Ryanair spokesman addressed the incident, stating: “This flight from Alicante to Norwich diverted to Stansted due to low visibility at Norwich Airport.”
The airline arranged alternative transport for affected passengers from Stansted to Norwich Airport, which departed the same morning.
“We sincerely apologise for any inconvenience caused as a result of this weather-related diversion, which was entirely beyond our control and affected all airlines operating to/from Norwich that day,” the spokesman added.
It follows more Ryanair anger as two customers were left stunned after they were told to pay £1,375 in extra fees to check into the airport.
The aircraft was unable to land at Norwich Airport as the city was blanketed in thick fog, with temperatures remaining below freezing throughout the weekend
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Karen Pritchard and her husband had to cough up the sizeable sum after booking return Ryanair flights from Bristol to Dublin for themselves, as well as four friends, via travel agency Opodo.
Having had “good experiences in the past”, the couple wanted to save themselves the “hassle and worry of checking in online” as the agency had previously offered such services.
However, the couple were slapped with extra check-in charges of £330 on their way to Dublin, as well as back to Bristol, after they struggled to manage their online booking at the airport.
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