Three Aurigny ATRs traced perfect holding patterns above Guernsey as low visibility prevented them from landing.
Aurigny has a deserved reputation for trying to get its passengers home and that was certainly the case last night (18 June).
Fog and sea mist in the evening created low visibility conditions, but with occasional improvements.
Into this, three Aurigny ATRs left the UK bound for Guernsey; two from Gatwick and one from Southampton.
There was very little wind, meaning they could clearly be heard approaching the airport from the west then performing a 'go around' as a weather window did not materialise in time.
What was not clear from the ground was the uniform, ever decreasing holding patterns the three locked into over Guernsey and out over the sea off the west coast.
On several flight apps it appears as a near perfect elliptical shape with the planes tracing it, separated by thousands of feet.
The last attempts to land were made around dusk and after this they diverted to the UK for the night.
This left three aircraft and crews out of position, which, combined with more fog today (19 June) caused disruption to morning flights from Guernsey Airport.
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