Hundreds of flights departing and arriving in the UK have been cancelled across several airports due to dangerous weather conditions with passengers advised to contact their airlines
Flights are cancelled from several UK airports (Image: NurPhoto via Getty Images)
Flights departing and arriving at several UK airports have been cancelled due to dangerous weather conditions.
Storm Hernando is causing chaos in the USA and, as a result, hundreds of flights have been cancelled on Monday, February 23.
The weather conditions on the east coast of the USA have already caused thousands of flights to and from the region to be cancelled.
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Flights from London Heathrow, London Gatwick, Manchester Airport, Edinburgh Airport and Dublin Airport have all been impacted by the storm.
The National Weather Service has warned: “A major winter storm is expected to bring heavy snow, strong winds, and coastal flooding across the Mid-Atlantic and north-east that may cause impossible travel conditions and power outages.”
Flights to JFK airport in New York, Newark airport in New Jersey and Boston airport are affected.
A huge 32 flights leaving from London Heathrow to JFK on Monday, February 23 have been cancelled. As well as departing flights, arrivals from the US destination have also been cancelled.
Three direct flights from Manchester have also been impacted. In Scotland, 35 flights that depart from Edinburgh have the second leg of their flight cancelled.
Posting on X, Dublin Airport said: “Due to adverse weather (Storm Hernando) on the east coast of the US, airlines have cancelled a number of flights due to operate to/from Dublin Airport on Monday.”
Dublin Airport said airlines had cancelled seven outbound and six inbound flights so far as a result of the storm.
Passengers have been advised to contact their airlines for the latest updates.