A RYANAIR flight bound for Bournemouth Airport was forced to divert from landing earlier this morning.
The Ryanair flight RK1133 from Edinburgh completed several loops around north Poole, Bournemouth and the New Forest at around 9am on Monday, January 29.
Pilots of the 737 jet then chose to head north and land at Birmingham Airport later on Monday morning.
According to Flight Radar, the plane eventually took off and landed again at Bournemouth Airport at around 11.30am.
It is unknown what caused the diversion at this point, however, there has been thick fog seen across Bournemouth this morning.
Ryanair and Bournemouth Airport have both been contacted for more information.
Flights to the Scottish capital are new to Bournemouth Airport, having been introduced in March last year.
Europe’s biggest airline now has 20 flight destinations from Bournemouth, after the recent announcement of Nantes, France and Agadir on the southwest coast of Morocco.
Bosses at the airport are expecting to welcome more than a million passengers through its terminal this year - a record last achieved 15 years ago in 2008.
Owners Regional and City Airports will be pumping more than £5m into new facilities, equipment, staff and training in light of the expansion.
Upgrades to the airport's security search area with new scanning kit to relax the restriction on liquids will be introduced.
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