All the flight, train and bus cancellations as Storm Eowyn causes travel chaos

There are weather warnings in place across the UK as Storm Éowyn is set to batter the UK. The windy conditions are causing travel chaos across the country with airlines cancelling flights, ferries not running and no London Northwestern trains running between Liverpool Lime Street and Crewe.

On Merseyside there is a double yellow and amber weather warning for high winds, with the Met Office warning there could be gusts of up to 70mph along the coast and up to 60mph inland. A rare red warning covers Northern Ireland and parts of Scotland and all of England is covered by a yellow or amber wind warning today (Friday).

The Met Office warned of road, rail, air and ferry services likely to be affected, with longer journey times and cancellations possible. This morning several flights from Liverpool John Lennon Airport have been cancelled and other travel service have also faced severe disruption.

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Flights cancelled from Liverpool John Lennon Airport

Those whose flights have been affected are urged to contact their airline.

Departures

7am EasyJet flight EZY501 to Belfast International (cancelled)

7.30am Ryanair flight FR 6552 to Ireland W Knock (cancelled)

7.30am Ryanair flight FR 435 to Dublin (cancelled)

7.40 Ryanair flight to Shannon (cancelled)

8.35am Loganair flight LM 682 to Isle of Man (cancelled)

7.35pm Loganair flight LM 688 to Isle of Man (cancelled)

Arrivals

7.05am Ryanair flight FR 436 from Dublin (cancelled)

7.15am Ryanair flight FR 5225 from Shannon (cancelled)

7.40am Loganair flight LM 681 from Isle of Man (cancelled)

9.10am easyJet flight EZY 502 from Belfast Int (cancelled)

10am Ryanair flight FR 6651 from Ireland W Knock (cancelled)

7pm Loganair flight LM 687 from Isle of Man (cancelled)

Mersey Ferries services cancelled

In a statement posted to X, the official Mersey Ferries account states: "#MerseyFerries today, due to poor weather conditions forecast, services will be suspended. Keep checking back and we'll let you know when services are likely to resume."

Rail cancellations and time delays

Due to Storm Éowyn, customers travelling on Friday 24 January are advised to check the Merseyrail website or app for latest travel information before travelling. Many services have already been suspended this morning.

West Kirby line:

• 0834 West Kirby to Liverpool is cancelled.

• 0910 Liverpool Central to West Kirby is cancelled.

Chester line:

• Services are currently running as scheduled.

Ellesmere Port line:

• Services are currently running as scheduled.

New Brighton line:

• Services are currently running as scheduled.

Southport line:

Due to a fault with barriers at a level crossing at Ainsdale, train services running through this station may be delayed by up to 15 minutes.

Ormskirk line/Hunts Cross line

• Services are currently running as scheduled.

Headbolt Lane via Kirkby line:

• Services are currently running as scheduled.

Other rail services are also affected, Transpennine Express customers are being urged not to travel between Liverpool/Manchester and Scotland today.

On the Transpennine website it says: "Due to the forecast given, we are urging customers NOT TO TRAVEL between the following locations on Friday 24th January - Manchester Stations/Liverpool Lime Street and Scotland."

They continued: "For the routes below, we strongly advise you to avoid travelling if you can." Trains are running, but may be heavily delayed and/or experience severe overcrowding: Liverpool Lime Street to Newcastle will run between Liverpool Lime Street and Leeds only and Liverpool Lime Street to Hull will run between Leeds and Hull only.

Bus services

Some Arriva services have already been disrupted this morning as a result of the weather. On their X account, Arriva have shared a number of diversion routes:

• Due to traffic congestion between the hours of 08:00 to 19:00 services 82a/80/80a will use park lane into LP1 outbound as normal.

• Due to fallen tree on Hall road Bescar service 375 will do service 385 between Bescar Brow lane and Ormskirk bus station then normal route.

• Due to barriers being stuck down at Ainsdale village service 49 is diverted via Liverpool rd., orchard ln, Kenilworth rd., omitting Ainsdale village.

• Due to traffic congestion between the hours of 08:00 to 19:00, services 82a/80/80a will use Park Lane into Liverpool One Bus station.