Are flights cancelled today? Flights axed at major UK airports including Belfast and Glasgow as Storm Chandra hits
Flights are cancelled at major UK airports today as Storm Chandra hits.
Storm Chandra brought travel disruption and flooding as strong winds and heavy rain hit much of the UK. Several weather warnings were in force on Tuesday, including amber warnings for south-west England and the eastern coast of Northern Ireland for rain and wind respectively.
The Met Office said gusts of 60-70mph will affect eastern Northern Ireland, with possible 75mph gusts in coastal locations, adding that “easterly winds of this strength are unusual and are likely to be impactful”. An amber warning for wind is in place on the eastern coast of Northern Ireland from 5am to 9pm on Tuesday, with an additional yellow rain and wind warning for the whole of Northern Ireland for all of Tuesday.
There is also an amber warning for rain in place for south Devon, much of Dorset, southern Somerset and south-east Cornwall until 9am on Tuesday, where 30-50mm of rain could fall widely with up to 60-80mm over higher ground of south Dartmoor. Less severe yellow warnings are in place for a more extensive area of southern England, as well as parts of northern England and Scotland.
There were 69 flood warnings in place across England early on Tuesday morning, with the majority in south-west England and four in Yorkshire. Scottish regional airline Loganair cancelled at least 12 flights on Tuesday.
The affected routes are between Manchester and both Newquay and the Isle of Man, between Liverpool John Lennon and the Isle of Man, and between Glasgow and Islay, Campbeltown and Tiree. Belfast City seems to be the most affected airport at the moment.
At least 30 flights at Belfast City Airport were cancelled on Tuesday. Some 15 departures and 15 arrivals scheduled to serve the airport were axed.
The affected airlines were Aer Lingus, Aer Lingus Regional and British Airways. All the cancelled flights were on domestic routes serving these airports: Birmingham, East Midlands, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Heathrow, Leeds Bradford, London City, Manchester and Southampton.
Loganair has also cancelled flights from Glasgow Airport. The cancelled flights include LM421 to Islay, LM443 to Campbeltown, and LM453 to Tiree, all originally scheduled for Tuesday, January 27.