Mist grounds planes

AIR TRAVEL in and out of Shetland was severely disrupted on Tuesday as thick mist engulfed the isles.

Sumburgh Airport manager Nigel Flaws said that not a single flight had managed to touch down at the airport.

The three morning and midday flights from Aberdeen, Edinburgh and Glasgow were all diverted to Kirkwall.

The only flights that managed to leave Shetland were the morning flights to Edinburgh and Kirkwall. All other flights were cancelled.

A spokesman for the oil industry airport at Scatsta said that they had not handled any fixed wing or helicopter movements on Tuesday.

The misty conditions are forecast to continue overnight and into Wednesday morning with the afternoon becoming brighter with some showers as a northerly breeze picks up.