TORONTO — Off-season travel comes with the risk of winter storms and flight disruptions, as travellers to and from Ireland and the UK are finding out. Airlines including Air Canada and Aer Lingus have posted travel alerts ahead of Storm Éowyn, forecast to bring extremely rare hurricane-force winds to Ireland, Northern Ireland and Scotland later tonight and through tomorrow. The storm will hit just as VisitBritain’s annual flagship event, Showcase Britain , gets underway, however event organizers may have timing on their side.
The event is ready to kick off today at Hampton Court Palace. Attendees won’t depart for their post-tours across England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales until after the British & Ireland Marketplace 2025 (BIM) at the InterContinental London – The O2, taking place tomorrow. Travel trade from across 17 international markets including Canada are taking part in Showcase Britain.
“EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TRAVELLING CONDITIONS” The national forecasters for Ireland and the U.K. both issued the most serious weather warnings Thursday about the impact of Storm Éowyn, which is expected to hit the Irish coast in the early hours of Friday before heading northeast to Scotland.
With the storm bringing gusts of wind around 161 kph, people have been urged by authorities to put on hold any travel plans. Ireland’s Met Éireann issued a rare nationwide red warning for wind across the country between 2 a.m.
and 10 p.m. It said there’s a possible “dan.
