A UK airport was closed due to what officials called an “ongoing incident”.
Passengers who planned to travel from Inverness Airport were advised to contact their airlines due to the closure which was, at one stage, expected to continue until around 4pm.
The airport wrote on X: “Inverness Airport is closed until approximately 4pm due to an ongoing incident. We advise passengers to contact their airline for the latest flight updates before travelling.”
The Mirror Online has asked the airport for details of what happened.
New UpdatesView PostView PostToday14:53 BST
An update from Inverness Airport says that it has reopened after the “earlier incident” and flights are back operating.
It hasn’t provided details on what happened.
A statement on X read: “Inverness Airport is now open again after the earlier incident and flights are operating. Thank you to passengers for their patience while the incident was ongoing.”
Tim HanlonToday14:47 BST
Latest incident comes after two flight cancellations last week involving airport affecting around 200 people.
First a KLM evening service from the Dutch capital to the Highland’s main airport, leaving at 9.50pm and arriving at Inverness Airport at 10.30pm failed to fly, on June 10.
The knock-on effect was that the morning’s return journey from Inverness to Amsterdam, leaving at 6.25am also failed to operate.
A spokeswoman for KLM said the issue arose because of “a technical problem”.
Tim HanlonToday14:41 BST
Inverness Airport located at Dalcross approximately nine miles northeast of Inverness, is the primary international gateway to the Scottish Highlands.
It is a global hub with carriers including British Airways, KLM and easyJet operating from the airport.
Tim Hanlon
Today14:38 BST
A spokesperson for Inverness Airport has told The Mirror that they have no further information to share at the moment on the nature of the incident.
Tim HanlonToday14:20 BST
Inverness Airport has issued a statement on X saying that it was closed due to “ongoing incident” without going into details.
It stated: “Inverness Airport is closed until approximately 4pm due to an ongoing incident. We advise passengers to contact their airline for the latest flight updates before travelling.”