Storm Eowyn: Over 300 flights AXED impacting 50,000 Brits as 114mph ‘storm of the century’ barrels into UK

OVER 300 flights have been axed impacting 50,000 Brits as 114mph Storm Eowyn barrels into the UK.

Flights have also been axed from airports in Glasgow, Aberdeen and Belfast due to what has been described as the “storm of the century”.

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The empty check-in area at Edinburgh Airport[/caption]

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All flights at Edinburgh Airport have been cancelled[/caption]

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.

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.

Red warnings for wind have been issued by the Met Office in Northern Ireland from 7am until 2pm on Friday, and for western and central areas of Scotland between 10am and 5pm.

Gusts of 80 to 90mph are expected widely inland in the warning areas, with speeds of up to 100mph likely along coasts, the forecaster said.

Amber wind warnings are also in place for Northern Ireland, the southern half of Scotland, northern England and north Wales between 6am and 9pm on Friday, and the northern half of Scotland from 1pm on Friday to 6am on Saturday.

Winds reaching 60 to 70mph will be widespread in these warning areas.

There is a yellow wind warning covering most of the UK for the entirety of Friday.

Smaller yellow warnings for snow in Scotland, from 6am to midnight, and rain in south-west England and Wales until 9am.