THE STANDARD
Travellers have been hit with major delays and hazardous conditions on their way home from the Christmas holidays as Storm Gerrit sweeps across the country.
Wind gusts of 80mph and heavy rain have caused delays to road, rail, air and ferry transport on one of the year’s busiest travel days.
Yellow wind and rain warnings remained in place across much of the UK including south-east England on Wednesday, while snow has brought chaos to Scotland where a major incident was declared.
The Met Office warned of disruption to road, rail, air and ferry transport as hundreds of thousands of people made their way home from trips to see loved ones.
Eighteen British Airways flights were cancelled to or from London’s Heathrow Airport as air traffic control restrictions meant flights were axed.
They were return domestic trips to Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Jersey and Manchester, and to Barcelona, Berlin, Madrid and Paris Charles de Gaulle in mainland Europe.
A British Airways spokesman said: “As a result of air traffic control restrictions put in place because of Storm Gerrit, we have had to make some adjustments to our schedule today.
“We have apologised to our customers for any disruption to their travel plans and our teams are working hard…
