Hundreds of flights have already been cancelled as Storm Éowyn hits the UK. Scores of flights from Cardiff, Bristol, Glasgow, Edinburgh and Dublin airports have been cancelled this morning due to weather conditions from Storm Eowyn.
Dublin Airport said more than 110 scheduled departures and 110 arrivals had been cancelled by airlines for today as of 3.30am. “Further cancellations and delays to flights are possible during the latter part of the day,” it warned. Heathrow also has a number of flights to airports in Scotland, Northern Ireland and Ireland cancelled and to Newcastle.
Glasgow and Edinburgh airports listed dozens of cancelled departures and arrivals throughout the day. At Cardiff Airport, the lunchtime flight to Belfast City with Aer Lingus has been cancelled. Read the biggest stories in Wales first by signing up to our daily newsletter here
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Bristol Airport has warned that there is a tree down on the A483, one of the main routes to the airport. They have also advised passengers to check before they travel.
A statement from the airport said: “The Met Office has issued weather warnings across the UK, including for Bristol Airport, from Thursday night into Friday morning. Passengers are advised to check with their airline for the latest updates and allow extra time when travelling to the airport.”
At the airport, a number of flights to Europe had already taken off on Friday morning but flights to Edinburgh and Belfast International were cancelled. At Stansted, flights to Europe are also taking off but a flight to Knock in Ireland has been cancelled, and the 8.25am flight to Edinburgh also won’t be taking off. Follow live updates with our Storm tracker here
Edinburgh Airport has said operations “will be limited” during Friday’s red weather warning, which is in place from 10am until 5pm. A spokesperson added: “Airlines will make decisions on the operations of their own flights”
Glasgow Airport said it was “limiting operations” from 10am until 5pm on Friday, and warned passengers to “check the status of their flight with their airline before travelling. Belfast International warned of significant disruption to flights.
It is not just flights that have been disrupted. Ferry company Stena Line has cancelled several services running to and from Dublin to Holyhead from Thursday evening into Friday afternoon, due to the “adverse” weather conditions.
Transport for Wales and Network Rail asked all customers to check before they travel on Friday and into the weekend as delays and cancellations were expected.
A joint statement added speed restrictions would be implemented on some locations and trains would not run on some lines to minimise potential disruption.