Heathrow Airport has been forced to cancel as many as 90 flights as huge winds continue to batter the country, amid a number of weather warnings from the Met Office today
Dozens of flights from the UK’s busiest airport have been cancelled as a result of high winds battering the country.
Brits using roads and public transport to start their Christmas holidays have been disrupted so far today by strong gusts after the Met Office announced yellow warnings for parts of the country. The issues have stretched to Heathrow Airport where, so far, 33 flights have been cancelled today, with another 58 tomorrow wiped off the board.
A spokesman for the airport confirmed a “small number of flights” have been cancelled so far today owing to “strong winds and airspace restrictions”. They added: “This will ensure the vast majority of passengers can still safely travel as planned.
“We know how important travel at this time of year is and have extra colleagues on hand in our terminals to support people on their journeys. We encourage passengers to check in with their airlines for the latest information about their flights.”
Earlier this month Heathrow said it is expecting its busiest December ever, as on Christmas Day the airport expects the number of passengers to increase by 21 per cent, in comparison to 2023. Several routes including Singapore, Edinburgh, Lisbon, Abu Dhabi, Chicago, Zurich, Mumbai and Paris have also joined the ‘Millionaire Club’ in November, which means they have surpassed a million passengers travelling on those routes so far in 2024.
Heathrow says it is on target to have 25 routes hit a million passengers this year, up from 24 last year. News of a busy December for the airport follows Heathrow serving over 6.5 million passengers last month, making it the highest ever November.
Heathrow CEO Thomas Woldbye said: “This year has been all about providing high levels of service for record amounts of passengers at Heathrow, and November was no different.”
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