Overview
- Flight U22261 (EZY2261) left Manchester at 5:45 p.m. on December 28 and, after being unable to land in Iceland, touched down in Edinburgh at about 10:20 p.m.
- FlightRadar24 data showed the aircraft re-routed at Keflavik due to adverse weather before diverting to Scotland.
- EasyJet said safety was its highest priority and described the disruption as outside its control and an extraordinary circumstance.
- With weather not improving, the aircraft returned to Manchester and the service was rescheduled for the following day, with hotels and meals provided.
- Coverage also noted a separate Ryanair flight from Birmingham that hit turbulence, returned for medical assistance, and later continued to Tenerife the same evening.