A free trip to Paris is usually something to celebrate. But maybe not when you’re supposed to attend a wedding in Berlin.
Thousands of airline passengers across Europe woke up on 23JAN at the wrong destination – and even in the wrong country – after Storm Isha wreaked havoc on flights Sunday through Monday.
As Open Jaw reported the morning of 22JAN, over four dozen flights out of airports in Ireland, Scotland and England, including at least one Canada-bound flight LHR - YHZ, were cancelled. That's as Storm Isha's heavy rains and the worst winds to sweep across the region in decades took a huge toll on aviation operations both inbound and outbound.
While the storm was already moving away Monday, its impact continued to have a snowball effect on airline schedules both within the UK and Ireland, but also across Europe, where dozens of flights diverted from UK and Irish airports, and with flights unable to depart to those destinations.
CNN reports there were dozens of cancellations and flight diversions across western Europe. Reuters said 130 flights were cancelled at Holland’s AMS airport alone as a preventive measure.
ULCC Ryanair was particularly affected, with its hub in Dublin, one of the hardest-hit airports.
Euronews reports ferries and trains also were impacted by the windy weather.
As airports and airlines continue Tuesday to dig out from under the flight schedule disruptions, pax with bookings into or out of the UK and Ireland, as well as travellers flying out of many western European airports, remain advised to check with their airlines for any changes in their flights.
