Dozens of flights from the have been cancelled as a result battering the country.

Brits using roads and public transport to start their holidays have been disrupted so far today by strong gusts after the announced yellow warnings for parts of the country. The issues have stretched to Heathrow Airport where, so far, 33 flights have been cancelled today, with another 58 tomorrow wiped off the board.

A spokesman for the airport confirmed a "small number of flights" have been cancelled so far today owing to "strong winds and airspace restrictions". They added: "This will ensure the vast majority of passengers can still safely travel as planned.

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"We know how important travel at this time of year is and have extra colleagues on hand in our terminals to support people on their journeys. We encourage passengers to check in with their airlines for the latest information about their flights."

The adverse has also affected those looking to travel by sea as P&O Ferries confirmed journeys between Larne and Cairnryan have been cancelled for at least 24 hours. A spokesperson said: "Due to adverse weather conditions, all P&O Ferries sailings between Larne and Cairnryan have been cancelled from 2000 tonight (21st December) until at least 2000 tomorrow night (22nd December). 

"We ask our customers please not to travel to either of the ports if their sailing has been cancelled, to avoid causing traffic congestion."

Earlier this month Heathrow said it is expecting its busiest December ever, as on Christmas Day the airport expects the number of passengers to increase by 21 per cent, in comparison to 2023. Several routes including Singapore, , Lisbon, Abu Dhabi, Chicago, Zurich, Mumbai and Paris have also joined the ‘Millionaire Club’ in November, which means they have surpassed a million passengers travelling on those routes so far in 2024.

Heathrow says it is on target to have 25 routes hit a million passengers this year, up from 24 last year. News of a busy December for the airport follows Heathrow serving over 6.5 million passengers last month, making it the highest ever November.

Heathrow CEO Thomas Woldbye said: “This year has been all about providing high levels of service for record amounts of passengers at Heathrow, and November was no different."