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Advertisement Advertisement Almost all ferries were confined to port as Storm Eowyn battered the province with hurricane-force winds, while roads all over Ulster were blocked by falling trees. Even after the red alert lifted at 2pm, travel chaos continued to strike across Northern Ireland. The situation was particularly bad for air passengers, with uncertainty ruling the day as Belfast International Airport proved unable to tell the public what flights were and were not taking off.
The airport had to issue an apology after its live flight information went down on Friday morning. Advertisement Advertisement Although airport spokespeople warned the public to expect serious disruption, people could only find out what was happening by contacting airlines directly – and anecdotal evidence was that proved difficult, as the airlines were being bombarded with calls from worried passengers. Shortly after noon, International Airport issued a statement .