Met Office chief forecaster Neil Armstrong said: ‘Storm Amy will be an impactful autumn storm for many in Scotland and Northern Ireland, though impacts will also spread to north west England and Wales, as well as a more widespread windy period for the rest of the UK.

Footage shows a plane battling Storm Amy ’s strong winds as it came into land at Edinburgh Airport. spottededi recorded the moment the Turkish Airlines flight, which had departed from Istanbul, wobbled from side to side before touching down on Friday October 3.

Several flights attempted to land at the capital airport on October 3 but many ended up circling before heading down south for a safer option like Manchester.