With half term well underway, many Britons are taking advantage of the school holidays and jetting abroad.
However, holidaymakers have been warned that troublesome weather conditions could scupper plans.
In a fresh travel update, Irish airline Ryanair notified flyers that they face “potential disruptions to and from the UK due to high winds”.
The warning affects those travelling today, which could spell travel chaos for those hoping to get away for the weekend.
The warning affects passengers travelling to and from the UK on Friday, February 21
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Ryanair told customers: “Affected passengers will be notified and any passengers travelling to/from the UK on Friday, February 21 should check their Ryanair app for the latest updates on their flight.
“We regret any inconvenience caused to passengers by these weather conditions, which are outside of Ryanair’s control and affect all airlines operating to/from the UK on Friday, February 21.”
For the latest information on a specific flight, customers can visit Ryanair’s Latest Travel Updates page.
Here, they can enter their flight details to check the latest status of their flight.
UK airports Ryanair operates from
- Aberdeen
- Belfast International
- Birmingham
- Bournemouth
- Bristol
- Cardiff
- Derry
- East Midlands
- Edinburgh
- Exeter
- Glasgow
- Glasgow Prestwick
- Leeds Bradford
- Liverpool
- London Gatwick
- London Luton
- London Stansted
- Manchester
- Newcastle
- Newquay Cornwall
- Norwich
- Teeside
The Met Office issued rain and wind warnings in 3 major UK regions: Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales
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The airline stated: “If your flight has been affected by any disruption, you will receive an email and SMS notification from Ryanair.”
On February 19, the Met Office issued rain and wind warnings in 3 major UK regions as Britain braced for 70mph gusts.
The warnings indicated a “brief spell of strong and gusty southerly winds” to strike on Friday, February 21 between 8am and 3pm.
