Storm Eowyn: Over 300 flights AXED impacting 50,000 Brits as 114mph ‘storm of the century’ barrels into UK
Storm Eowyn: Over 300 flights AXED impacting 50,000 Brits as 114mph ‘storm of the century’ barrels into UK
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OVER 300 flights have been axed impacting 50,000 Brits as 114mph Storm Eowyn barrels into the UK. Flights have been axed from airports in Edinburgh, Glasgow, Aberdeen and Belfast due to what is described as the "storm of the century". See our live blog here for the latest on Storm Eowyn.
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Analysis of flight tracking website FlightRadar24 shows at least 334 flights have been cancelled. The rare red weather warnings issued for Scotland and Northern Ireland comes as the fierce weather is likely to damage buildings, uproot trees and cause power cuts, the Met Office said.
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Calmac Ferries on Scotland's west coast and Steam Packet Ferries between Heysham and the Isle of Man both announced Friday's planned sailings had been cancelled. A number of train companies including Avanti West Coast, Lumo, CrossCountry and Grand Central have also told customers not to travel on routes across parts of north Wales, Scotland and northern England with no services running.
![[Map of UK showing storm Eowyn's path.]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/britain-battered-storm-eowyn-map-966213093.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
All trains from Edinburgh Waverley have been cancelled. In a post on X yesterday, the Network Rail service said: "There'll be no train services at the station tomorrow, due to #StormÉowyn's dangerous winds. "Please check in with your train operator for the latest info.".
Met Office Chief Meteorologist Paul Gundersen said: “We reserve the issuing of Red Warnings for the most severe weather which represents a likely danger to life and severe disruption, and that is the case with Storm Éowyn. “While it will be widely very windy on Friday, with additional hazards from rain and snow, the strongest winds and most significant impacts are likely in Northern Ireland and central and southwestern parts of Scotland within the Red Warning areas, where winds could gust 80-90 mph quite widely for a time, and potentially up to 100 mph for exposed coasts in particular.”.
