Storm Jocelyn: Are flights, trains and ferries affected by the extreme weather?

26.01.2024 - 23:39 / euronews.com / Rebecca Ann Hughes

Extreme weather events have been causing travel chaos across Europe this winter.

Icy conditions mean flights are cancelled or delayed over fears of slipping on runways.

Strong winds force rail operators to bring in speed limits or cancel services and can also cause disruption by downing power lines.

Heavy rain and flood alerts can also affect transport systems.

Here is all the latest weather-related travel disruption in Europe and everything you need to know about travellers’ rights to compensation.

Storm Jocelyn is due to hit the UK on Tuesday triggering weather warnings of strong winds and torrential rain.

Flights have been cancelled to and from London Heathrow airport after the enforcement of air-traffic control restrictions.

Travellers are advised to arrive at airports early and check the status of their flight online. 

In Scotland, rail services have been severely impacted with almost all trains halted from 7 pm on Tuesday evening until Wednesday morning. 

“Given the extraordinary number of incidents caused by the ferocity of Storm Isha, and the likelihood of more damage to our railway as Storm Jocelyn follows so closely behind, we’ve taken the decision to shut down all passenger and freight services from 7 pm tomorrow [23 January],” Network Rail said. 

The group, which operates most of the network in the UK, has imposed speed restrictions on the remaining running services. 

“Lines will remain closed on Wednesday morning until our engineers inspect tracks for damage and fallen trees or debris," it added. 

TransPennine Express, which operates in northern England and southern Scotland, has issued a Do Not Travel notice while Avanti West Coast has warned its trains will not be running across the border between Tuesday evening and Wednesday afternoon.

“The last scheduled service from London Euston to Glasgow Central departs at 3.30 pm and is expected to be extremely busy," the group said.

“The last trains from Glasgow and Edinburgh will leave before 5 pm. Our train service to and from Scotland is expected to resume no earlier than 12 noon on 24 January."

Hundreds of trains were also cancelled on Monday after Storm Isha lashed Britain and Ireland.

Network Rail, imposed a 50mph (80kph) speed limit across almost all routes.

In Scotland, train services were halted on Sunday night and throughout most of Monday morning.

Heathrow, London City and Gatwick airports were also by the stormy conditions with around 100 cancelled flights.

Dublin Airport said the extreme weather was posing “a significant challenge” to flight operations.

On Sunday, the travel hub cancelled 114 flights and diverted 36 to other airports. One arrival from Lanzarote was forced to re-route to Bordeaux.

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