The most insightful comments on all subjects will be published daily in dedicated articles. London Heathrow Terminal 5A (Image Credit: Heathrow) Storm Ciara is causing significant disruption across the UK on Sunday 9 February 2020. Are you sure you want to mark this comment as inappropriate?A spokesperson for BA said: “Like all airlines operating in to and out of the UK tomorrow, we will be affected by Storm Ciara.Barcelona, Dublin, Dusseldorf, Frankfurt, Nice and Paris also face multiple cancellations.London City airport has many cancellations for Sunday afternoon. An American Airlines flight from and to New York has also been axed.
Hundreds of flights, both domestic and international have been cancelled due to the shocking conditions. One person, who is at Dublin Airport, has contacted MyLondon news and explained some passengers have been waiting for a flight to Luton airport since 7am this morning."We have been delayed by about 2 hours but met a couple who have been at Dublin airport since 7am waiting to fly to Luton - they’ve been on and off a plane twice so far.Flights at both Gatwick and Heathrow have been cancelled and people told to not travel.She said: "My boyfriend and I are currently in Dublin airport waiting on a flight back to Gatwick.Woolwich Ferry is suspended due to high winds. The latest weather updates are available from the Met Office. London (CNN)Storm Ciara caused hundreds of flights across Europe to be canceled on Sunday -- the same day that its winds helped a British Airways plane to … On Friday we told you about the 200-mile-per-hour jet stream over the Atlantic Ocean that was set to propel a strong storm toward Ireland and the United Kingdom over the weekend, according to Weather.com.The system, named Storm Ciara, bought strong winds — up to 80 … London Air Travel » Disruption Advisory » Storm Ciara Flight Disruption At London Airports. LONDON (AP) — Storm Ciara battered the U.K. and northern Europe with hurricane-force winds and heavy rains Sunday, halting flights and trains …
As Storm Ciara sweeps in from the Atlantic, bringing winds of up to 100mph, airline schedules have been drastically cut. Transport disruption continues around London as Storm Ciara wreaks havoc. Start your Independent Premium subscription today.“We’re doing everything we can to minimise disruption, including offering those who are booked on any short haul services tomorrow a range of flexible rebooking options.”Other airlines have made multiple cancellations of Heathrow flights, including Aer Lingus to Cork, Dublin and Shannon; KLM to Amsterdam; Lufthansa to Frankfurt and Munich.Enter your email to follow new comments on this article.“If you need to extend your hotel or accommodation arrangements up to your new date of departure please do so; reasonable costs for this, along with meals, will be reimbursed to customers unable to return home.”Are you sure you want to submit this vote?Independent Premium Comments can be posted by members of our membership scheme, Independent Premium. LONDON (Reuters) - Storm Ciara lashed Britain with heavy rain and winds of more than 90 miles an hour (145 km/hour) on Sunday, forcing the cancellations of flights, train services and sports matches. The British Airways business class only link to New York is grounded, along with KLM flights to and from Amsterdam, Lufthansa to and from Frankfurt and Swiss to and from Zurich.The biggest airline at the Sussex airport, easyJet, said: ”We are planning to operate our full flying programme as scheduled,”At least 18 long-haul departures from Heathrow have been grounded, mainly on British Airways and Virgin Atlantic“Safety is at the heart of everything we do, so we’re merging a number of flights to avoid operating when the winds are at their strongest.Are you sure you want to delete this comment?Among domestic links, Aberdeen, Glasgow, Inverness, Leeds Bradford and Manchester have had flights cut.In addition many British Airways short-haul trips have been axed, with a dozen Amsterdam flights and 10 between Heathrow and Edinburgh cancelled.Create a commenting name to join the debateThe existing Open Comments threads will continue to exist for those who do not subscribe to Independent Premium. You can also choose to be emailed when someone replies to your comment.Virgin Atlantic has cancelled six inbound flights to Heathrow, including arrivals from Atlanta and Washington DC.