A Ryanair flight to Edinburgh was forced to divert over 600 miles away to Oslo after being unable to land due to strong winds.
Ryanair flight FR7644 departed Faro in Portugal at around 2pm local time on Saturday, October 24, bound for the Scottish capital.
Data from FlightRadar24 showed the plane attempted one landing at Edinburgh Airport before the flight crew made the decision to divert to Oslo Gardermoen Airport.
The plane then landed safely in the Norwegian capital at around 5:05pm local time.
Reports suggest the plane will refuel in Oslo before continuing on to Edinburgh later on Saturday evening.
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The Herald has contacted Ryanair for comment.
High winds also forced saw Ryanair flight RK6696 from Malta and Turkish Airlines flight TK1345 from Istanbul to divert from Edinburgh to Manchester.
Aberdeen Airport also saw disruption, with Easyjet flight EZY258Y from London Gatwick to Aberdeen also diverting to Manchester after it was unable to land in the north east.
A yellow wind warning is in place across Scotland as Storm Boelo threatens 80mph gusts this weekend.
The strong wind warning started at midday on Saturday, but at 9pm an amber alert comes into force, lasting until 9pm on Sunday, with only Orkney remaining under the yellow warning.
Forecasters have issued the warnings for much of Scotland on Saturday into Sunday as Storm Boelo hits the nation, the day after Storm Austen brought heavy rain to many areas on Friday.
The Met Office has warned of potential injuries and danger to life from flying debris as well as a chance of damage to buildings, power cuts and travel disruption.
According to real-time flight tracking data, there have been 16 cancellations (representing about 5% of the day's scheduled flights) and 142 delayed flights (roughly 41% of all operations at Edinburgh Airport on Saturday.
The weather has also caused disruption at Glasgow Airport, with approximately 12 flights cancelled and more than 45 flights delayed across arrivals and departures.
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