Photo: Belfast City Airport
Data from Cirium shows that 78 flights were cancelled departing UK airports by mid-afternoon on Tuesday 27 January.
With 1,683 departures scheduled from UK airports on Tuesday, by 3.15 pm some 78 of these were cancelled, four of which were due to fly to the US, as Storm Chandra continues to cause disruption to transport networks across the country.
An additional 71 arriving flights were also cancelled. In total 1,682 flights were originally scheduled to arrive at UK airports throughout the day.
Airports across the country have seen their operations severely disrupted by the storm. Belfast City Airport saw 26 departures cancelled and 25 arrivals cancelled. Meanwhile, Birmingham cancelled eight departures and eight arrivals. The UK’s primary gateway, London Heathrow, cancelled 10 departures and six arrivals, while Manchester Airport cancelled eight departing and six arriving flights.
Northern Ireland has seen some of the most significant disruptions over the last day, with the UK Met Office issued an amber weather warning for wind across Northern Ireland on Tuesday. It was due to lift the warning at 9pm.
Airports have been taking to social media to keep passengers updated. Belfast City Airport said in a post: “Due to adverse weather conditions expected across the UK from Storm Chandra, there may be disruptions to flights due to arrive and depart Belfast City Airport.”
Dublin Airport also released a statement on X saying: “Strong winds associated with Storm Chandra are having an impact on flight operations at Dublin Airport.”
While the winds have subsided this evening as the storm cleared northwards, there is still some disruption to flight schedules expected, as icy stretches are likely to develop as temperatures drop. Yellow ice warnings are in place for large parts of England, north Wales and southern Scotland.
