Staff had to brush the ice off the wings before it could take off. Image: Ron Learmonth
A flight from Dundee was delayed by about four hours on Monday after a de-icing machine broke down.
The Loganair flight had been due to take off for London Heathrow at 6.55am.
But it was unable to leave on time because of ice on the plane.
A broken de-icer at the airport had been due for repair on Friday but, due to disruption caused by Storm Babet, the repair has been delayed until Tuesday.
It meant that the plane could not take off until staff had manually cleared it of ice.
One onlooker said they saw airport staff using brushes to scrub ice off the wings of the plane.
Apology to passengers after Dundee flight de-icer delay
A spokesperson for Highlands and Islands Airports (Hial) – which operates Dundee Airport – confirmed that the delay had been down to the broken de-icer.
The plane landed in London just after 12.30pm on Monday.
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Dundee flight delayed by 4 hours after airport de-icing machine broke down
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