Norwich airport cancels Scotland flight due to strong winds
Millions of people have been urged to stay at home as 100mph winds pose a danger to life and cause travel disruption across the UK.
Millions of people have been urged to stay at home as 100mph winds pose a danger to life and cause travel disruption across the UK.
Rail services, flights and ferries have been axed, with rare red weather warnings in place on Friday in Scotland and Northern Ireland as Storm Eowyn batters the country.
The storm is likely to damage buildings, uproot trees and cause power cuts, according to the Met Office alerts.
In Norfolk, a Met Office yellow weather warning is in place for wind until 3pm (Friday 24th January)
Some 1,070 flights scheduled to operate to or from airports in the UK or Ireland on Friday have been cancelled, according to Aviation analytics company Cirium.
This is the equivalent of 20% of all flights, and the worst affected airports are Dublin, Edinburgh, Heathrow and Glasgow, according to the company.
Norwich Airport has also been forced to cancel it's 15.45 flight to Aberdeen later on today because of the strong winds in Scotland.
Hundreds of schools and nurseries across Scotland will be closed on Friday as First Minister John Swinney warned residents not to travel.
Train operator ScotRail has suspended all services across Scotland on Friday, saying it "would not be safe to operate passenger services", with Calmac and Western ferry services also cancelled because of weather conditions.