The cold weather is causing further travel disruption today as flights in and out of the Country, in particular to and from the UK, have been cancelled and delayed.
In a statement given this morning, Dublin Airport said that it is “open and fully operational.”
“Weather disruption in the UK continues to impact on flight schedules, with 8 outbound flights & 10 inbound flights cancelled so far. Passengers due to fly are advised to contact their airline for info regarding their flight,” the statement further read.
A Status yellow freezing fog warning is in place for the Northern half of the country today while a status yellows low temperature/ ice warning remains in place for the entire country for the rest of the week.
None of the flights in or out of both Cork and Shannon Airports appears to have been cancelled today as of yet. Passengers can check the status of their flight online.
Ryanair has issued a warning on long security queues in Dublin Airport Terminal One as they say only 9 of the 15 security lanes were open at 5 am.
The UK is currently experiencing even colder weather than Ireland in places, as the temperature has dropped below -10 degrees in rural parts of Scotland.
There has been snowfall and ice across the country, including in London, as a Level 3 Amber warning is in place for the whole of England, as temperatures are expected to struggle to climb above freezing in parts of the country.
The 7:10 am flight to London Heathrow from Dublin Airport was cancelled, and the 8:50 am flight to Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport has also been shelved.
Later today the 3:55 pm flight to London Gatwick out of London has been cancelled, as well as the 16:45 pm flight to Barcelona.
Cancellations will go into this evening, with the 7:45 pm flight to London Stanstead having already been called off.
Some flights to the UK have not yet been cancelled and are still scheduled as normal, but passengers are advised to check in with their airline to get the latest updates on any booked journeys.
The next four flights to arrive at Dublin Airport are delayed, and passengers can expect delays throughout the course of the day.
The 11:55 am flight due in from Milan has been cancelled, as well as the 12:35 pm inbound flight from Warsaw, the 12:50 pm flight from Krakow, and the 15:55 flight that was due to come in from London City Airport.
Irish Rail has said that a full schedule is planned to operate as normal, although several delays have been experienced already today.
Bus Éireann has had to cancel multiple services so far this morning as road conditions are making it difficult to tackle adverse road conditions in some places.
Passengers are advised to check for updates before setting out for planned travel.
Source: The journal