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On Wednesday morning thousands of passengers woke up where they were not intended Hurricane Bram continues its wrath Throughout Britain.
weather office Yellow weather warning are in place For the whole of Scotland except the far south In the Borders and Dumfries and Galloway.
All friendly Sailing in the Western Isles has been affected, with some routes canceled for the day. All ferries linking Oban with Barra, Islay and South Uist will remain in the port.
The 7am and 2pm sailings from Stornoway to Ullapool in Lewis have also been cancelled, as has the 10.30am sailing from the mainland to Lewis – the 5.30pm departure is in doubt. Other CalMac ferries are subject to delays and rescheduling.
The NorthLink ferry between Scrabster and Stromness in Orkney is being rescheduled on Wednesday morning and canceled during the afternoon, when winds will be at their highest. An overnight journey from Aberdeen to Lerwick, Shetland could be delayed by two hours tonight.
ScotRail trains on the West Highland Line linking Mallaig, Oban and Fort William with Glasgow are subject to disruption, with many previous services cancelled. ScotRail passengers have been told that tickets for Tuesday and Wednesday can be used until Thursday 11 December.
In south-west England, the Great Western line from Truro to Penzance has been disrupted due to flooding. No trains can run between St. Erth and Penzance. The line is expected to reopen by Wednesday afternoon.
Flooding also closed the link between the main line at Par and Newquay for the morning.
Lines in central and north Wales are also subject to disruption, with Blaenau Ffestiniog station closed.
first three British Airways All flights have been canceled from Edinburgh to London City Airport, which appears to have been affected by Tuesday’s disruption.
on tuesday, Aer Lingus and its sister airline, British AirwaysDozens of flights were canceled due to the high winds, with some planes diverted or returned to their starting point.
weather office A series of yellow weather warnings have been issued for wind and rain, which will continue into Wednesday.
On Tuesday, Belfast City was the UK’s worst-hit airport, with 27 cancellations – as well as a BA flight from Heathrow that had a 2 hour 15 minute “flight to nowhere”. After a catch and a miss, it returned to its starting point.
a flight that eventually touched down – there was a Aer Lingus Regional service from Manchester. The ATR72 aircraft circled over the Irish Sea for half an hour, made an approach which was aborted and flew in a holding pattern for another hour before landing successfully two and a half hours after leaving Manchester. The 171-mile journey usually takes 45 minutes.
Glasgow passengers also faced a tough day, with half a dozen diversions during the afternoon and evening.
Ryanair flights from Kraków and Alicante landed at Manchester, as did the Jet2 service from Lanzarote.
Three flights to Glasgow from the London area were affected: easyJet A BA service from Luton and a British Airways service from Heathrow terminated at Newcastle, while a BA service from London City flew back to where it originated.
Boats on the Irish Sea mostly stopped in the port. P&O Ferries, Irish Ferries and Stena Line canceled their daytime crossings connecting Ireland and Northern Ireland to Wales and scotland,
Read more: Windy weather to continue Wednesday as Hurricane Bram persists