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Weather disrupts flights and sea flights in the United Kingdom over the Christmas holidays

A “catastrophic combination” of bad weather and millions of UK travelers has caused disruption at the start of the Christmas holiday period, with some flights and ferries canceled due to strong winds.
The British Meteorological Service (Met Office) said that level yellow weather warnings related to winds, which came into effect at 7 a.m. on Saturday, are expected to continue until 9 p.m. on Sunday, according to the British PA Media news agency.

cancellation of journeys

Warnings continue in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, and in England the warnings include the North East, North West, South West and West Midlands, in addition to Yorkshire, Derbyshire and Hampshire.
Heathrow Airport announced the cancellation of “a small number of flights” due to “strong winds and restrictive weather”, and British Airways said disruptions were likely to continue throughout the weekend.

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