Holidaymakers flying out of Glasgow Airport were disrupted after staffing issues at air traffic control. Some aircraft were diverted 37 miles away to Prestwick Airport in Ayrshire. READ MORE: Scots face holiday nightmare as Glasgow Airport staff consider strike actionOne passenger wrote on Twitter: “Currently sat on a hot plane. Hoping to refuel and get to Glasgow airport ‘soon’.”While SNP MSP Angus MacNeil tweeted: “Flights delayed at Glasgow Airport - shortage of air traffic controllers and those ATCs that are there are needing to take a break says the pilot. ATC back on at 10:30am.”A spokesperson for Glasgow Airport said: “Operations were suspended between 10 and 10:30am due to a localised air traffic control issue.

Source: Express June 15, 2023 17:36 UTC