PASSENGERS on three easyJet flights which landed at Jersey Airport on Wednesday afternoon were left unable to disembark as high winds ‘temporarily stopped all aircraft handling’ amid safety concerns.
Passengers on one Liverpool flight and two Luton flights – which all landed between 1.30pm and 2.30pm on Wednesday afternoon – were unable to get off their planes.
A spokesperson from Ports of Jersey explained: ‘Winds have been gusting to 50 knots at the airport and Swissport’s operational limits are 40 knots, so the ground crew has temporarily stopped all aircraft handling until it is safe to operate.
‘These operational limits are in place to protect the safety of passengers, staff, and equipment.’
One passenger on the Liverpool flight said that passengers had not been given any information as to when they could expect to disembark.
