UK weather: Travel chaos as flights cancelled & delayed at major airports after 80mph winds – and there’s snow to come
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BRITS face travel chaos - with flights cancelled and delayed at major airports after 80mph winds and snow to come. Hundreds of Brits heading home for Christmas are stranded in Portugal as 82mph winds lash the UK. Their EasyJet flight from Madeira to Gatwick was one of more than 100 cancelled due to strong winds last night, leaving passengers in a scramble to find alternative routes.
![[Passengers queue up at Manchester Airport yesterday]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/pics-paul-cousans-zenpix-ltd-959199997.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
Meanwhile, the AA predicts that a whopping 22.7 million drivers will be on the road today and has issued amber warnings for certain spots. National Highways will be removing roadworks on 95 percent of the roads they manage to make journeys smoother. The Met Office has forecast a "grey Christmas" with some sunny spells and "extremely mild" temperatures.
![[People travel out of London before Christmas from Kings Cross Station]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/2024-christmas-travellers-people-travel-959213552.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
A "perfect storm" of adverse weather conditions and road congestion has led to widespread disruption during the Christmas getaway. The forecaster has also issued a new yellow warning for ice in parts of north east Scotland until 10am this morning. An airport was forced to enact emergency procedures yesterday after a plane's nose wheel collapsed as it landed in Belfast.
![[An Emerald Airlines plane suffered a landing gear collapse on touch down]](https://www.thesun.ie/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/12/NINTCHDBPICT000959249534.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
There were four crew on board and no passengers when the "hard landing" occurred on Sunday afternoon. The incident triggered emergency procedures at Belfast City Airport and forced the runway to close for the rest of the day. In a statement on social media early this morning, the airport confirmed the affected runway "has reopened and is operating as normal".
![[The Met Office has issued a yellow wind warning]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/image_01ad87.png?strip=all&w=931)
