Climate forecasters are saying they’ve by no means seen a storm this dangerous.
A record-breaking storm is wreaking havoc with journey and day by day life throughout the UK and Eire.
Flights and trains are cancelled throughout the nations, and driving circumstances are very harmful because of the storm which meteorologists have stated is “quickly creating”.
Residents have been instructed to remain at dwelling throughout the harmful climate, which is predicted to final all day.
Scotland, Eire and Northern Eire all have uncommon pink climate warnings in place, signalling threats to life, and there are yellow and amber warnings in place throughout the UK.
Storm Eowyn has damaged Eire’s wind pace document, with Met Eireann recording a mean wind pace of almost 135km/h recorded at Mace Head in County Galway early this morning.
Heathrow, Gatwick, Edinburgh, Glasgow airports: Are flights cancelled?
Sure, lots of of flights have been cancelled at nearly all the UK and Eire’s largest airports.
To rapidly discover out in case your flight is affected, you may test the airport’s arrival and departure pages on their web site.
It is also value checking your airline’s web site, app and social media, and control your e mail for updates.
In London, flights have been cancelled at Heathrow, Gatwick, Stansted and London Metropolis airports. The cancellations introduced to this point are till noon UK time however extra are probably all through the afternoon and night. Here’s a full record of London airport cancellations.
Glasgow, Dublin Edinburgh airports have cancelled nearly all their departures and arrivals till mid-afternoon.
Storm Eowyn: Are trains operating?
A number of practice operators have issued “don’t journey” warnings over security fears.
ScotRail has suspended all companies throughout Scotland at present, saying it “wouldn’t be secure to function passenger companies because of forecast climate circumstances”.
Avanti West Coast, Lumo, CrossCountry and Grand Central have additionally instructed prospects to not journey on routes throughout elements of north Wales, Scotland and northern England.
Nationwide Rail stated the storm may even have an effect on LNER, London Northwestern Railway/West Midlands Railway, Northern, South Western Railway, Southern, TransPennine Specific and a few Transport for Wales routes.
Properties and companies with out energy and colleges closed
Greater than 715,000 properties, farms and companies are with out energy throughout Eire, the Irish Electrical energy Provide Board (ESB) has stated.
Earlier, Northern Eire Electrical energy (NIE) – which is a part of ESB – stated greater than 93,000 properties and companies are at the moment with out energy in Northern Eire.
All colleges in Eire and Northern Eire are closed at present (24 January).
Are passengers entitled to a refund or compensation throughout dangerous climate?
Underneath each EU and UK regulation, airways and practice firms should not have to refund you if the service was cancelled because of ‘extraordinary circumstances’. Unhealthy climate comes below extraordinary circumstances.
So sadly passengers is probably not entitled to getting their a refund, although it is definitely value attempting.
Airways do must take care of you throughout the delay.
In an announcement about Storm Eowyn, the UK’S Civil Aviation Authority stated: “If a flight faces prolonged delays, airways have an obligation of care to take care of their passengers, together with offering food and drinks, and lodging if in a single day.
“We won’t hesitate to take motion in opposition to any airways not following these pointers.”
Airways and practice firms might give you a later flight or practice as soon as the dangerous climate has cleared, so that you could nonetheless get to your vacation spot.
Contact your airline, journey agent or journey firm to debate a refund or compensation.
For extra in your rights throughout flight or practice cancellations, test the UK’S Civil Aviation Authority web site or the EU’s Air Passenger Rights web site.
Video editor • Rory Elliott Armstrong