British Airways scrapped a number of international and domestic flights at Heathrow Airport ahead of the Bank Holiday, including journeys to Paris, Rome and Basel
Passengers have been hit with travel chaos after British Airways cancelled flights at Heathrow Airport amid Storm Lilian and its 80mph winds.
The airline has cancelled a number of international and domestic flights at the major London hub ahead of the Bank Holiday. They include flights to Barcelona, Rome and Paris. Other departures are delayed today, including a flight for Munich.
A British Airways spokesperson told Metro.co.uk: “Due to restrictions imposed by Air Traffic Control at Heathrow Airport as a result of forecast adverse weather tomorrow, we’ve made some minor adjustments to our schedule.
“We’ve apologised to our customers for the disruption to their travel plans and our teams are working to get them to their destinations as quickly as possible.” The Mirror has contacted BA for further detail.
Queues have also been spotted forming at Manchester Airport as stormy weather continues to wreak havoc. Three weather warnings have been issued by the Met Office, and concern wind for most of northern England and rain for two regions of Scotland.
Bank Holiday travellers have also been struck with chaos on major motorways this morning. A number of roads have been blocked in Greater Manchester this morning with Metrolink lines suspended amid strong winds brought by Storm Lilian.
Drivers have been warned to take extra care on the roads this morning, with an issue already reported on the M6 motorway. A tree has fallen across the carriageway on the northbound side between J19 and J20, near the exit for the M56.
Warning campers at Leeds Festival, Mr Dewhurst added: “The wind will pick up in that area through the night, particularly strongest towards dawn and then first thing in the morning, before then easing through the morning.
“So there could be potentially some impacts from those strong winds, of 50 to 60mph in the area so it’s worth making sure your tents are secured. There could also be disruption first thing to the transport networks for those travelling first thing.”
Lillian’s influence would “wane” by Friday afternoon as it reduced in intensity and pushed off into the North Sea, with scattered showers for most of the rest of the day, Mr Dixon said.
After the possibility of some heavy showers early on Saturday, settled conditions were likely to develop across southern and eastern England and Wales with sunny spells and dry conditions mixed with the odd chance of scattered showers.
The North and North West would continue to see “a fairly unsettled weekend”, with various fronts moving in and bringing more persistent rain, particularly for parts of western Scotland and Northern Ireland, the forecaster said. Temperatures will reach highs of 21C on Saturday and Sunday and 23C on Monday in the South East, slightly below average for the time of year.