ROBIN Hood Airport came to the rescue of British passengers in distress as snow falls affected flights across the country.
The Finningley-based airport was put on snow alert with emergency teams on standby to clear the runway if Doncaster experienced serious snow falls.
And the airport lived up to its legendary name by swinging into action as an emergency destination for hundreds of travellers who had been due to land in Luton.
The Bedfordshire airport was closed on Thursday last week because of the snow that had built up on its runway.
Steve Adamson, product development and communications manager at Doncaster airport, said flights arrived and departed as normal as Robin Hood escaped the heavy snow falls of last week. He said: "All flights have arrived and departed on schedule. We welcomed a diverted flight bound for London Luton Airport Thursday morning, due to a number of airports in the south being closed due to heavy snow fall."
The flight had been returning to England from Katowice in Poland.
Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, Stanstead and Luton all fell victim to the weather in the last week and were forced to close their runways.
Source: Doncaster Today
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