Weekend of chaos at Prestwick Airport

Nov 6 2009 by Lisa Boyle, Ayrshire Post (main ed)

HOLIDAYMAKERS arrived home to find their cars flooded at Prestwick Airport.

And a massive power failure resulted in delayed flights during a weekend of chaos.

Heavy rainfall and a Scottish Power pump failure left around 10 cars submerged in water in car park 3.

Airport staff and Scottish Power worked together to resolve the problem and assist customers who were affected.

A power failure early on Sunday morning resulted in five flights being delayed. But by 8am the airport was mostly up and running.

Normal service was resumed by Sunday afternoon.