Manchester Airport delays and cancellations for Sunday, December 22

manchestereveningnews.co.uk:

Strong winds are threatening travel plans across the UK this weekend as millions of people travel ahead of Christmas. A yellow weather warning has been issued by the Met Office covering large parts of the UK, including the North West, Wales, the South West, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

Forecasters warn of winds of up to 70mph in some areas, with gusts of 50-60mph expected “quite widely”. The Met Office said disruption to travel is “likely” which is set to have a “greater than usual impact given the busier pre-Christmas weekend travel.” Heathrow Airport has confirmed that 100 flights were cancelled on Sunday due to the weather, while Jet2 and Ryanair have both warned passengers of “disruption” to scheduled flights.

Forecasters said: “Strong and gusty northwesterly winds are expected to develop on Sunday. Gusts of 50-60 mph are expected quite widely, and around some exposed coasts and hills of gusts 70 mph are possible, especially in the north and west.

In addition, squally showers are likely with some hail and thunder possible in places. “This has the potential to cause delays to public transport and some disruption to the road network, which may have a greater than usual impact given the busier pre-Christmas weekend travel.