Storm Éowyn has wreaked havoc on the United Kingdom and Ireland as the storm landed on the shores of the British Isles, resulting in over 1,000 flights being canceled during the early morning hours on January 24. Over 1,000 flights canceled According to data from the aviation analytics company Cirium , as of 10:00 local time (UTC +0) on January 24, 1,070 flights from UK and Irish airports had been canceled. The company pointed out that this was 20% of the flight schedule, warning that since this was a live situation, figures were subject to change throughout the day.
Still, Cirium detailed that as of 10:00 local time, 402 departing flights, 17% of the total departures, and 399 arrivals, 17% of all arrivals, had been canceled in the UK. The worst affected airports were Aberdeen Airport (ABZ), Belfast International Airport (BFS), Edinburgh Airport (EDI), Glasgow Airport (GLA), and London Heathrow Airport (LHR). In Ireland, airlines had canceled 141 departures and 127 arrivals, or 41% and 37% of the scheduled itineraries, respectively.
By a large margin, the worst affected airport was Dublin Airport (DUB), where 119 departures and 109 arrivals had been canceled. Delays, diversions, and cancelations were par for the course as the snow swept in. Busy day of travel Data from Cirium’s Diio Mi airline planning tool also showed that on January 24, there are 2,832 flights scheduled to depart from Ireland and the UK, split between 348 flights from Ireland and 2,484 from the UK.
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