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Saturday, 15 February 2020

Dennis the travel Menace: Brutal storm causes chaos for 50,000 airline passengers with 250 flights grounded, ferries cancelled and misery on the roads and rails

[Daily Mail]: Storm Dennis has caused widespread travel disruption up and down the country as high winds and heavy rainfall sweep the nation.

Amber weather warnings are place from noon today until 3pm tomorrow across Dartmoor and south Devon, most of Wales, the Pennines and large swathes of Yorkshire.

No fewer than 40,000 passengers have been affected by travel disruption so far as budget airline easyJet cancels 234 flights.

Another 60 will not take off tomorrow - affecting a further 10,000 people - as the storm brings 70mph winds and 100mm of rainfall to some areas.

Severe delays were also seen on roads leading to the Port of Dover.

A huge line of lorries stretched back for miles as P&O Ferries confirmed they were 'expecting delays to continue throughout the day due to technical issues and forecasted weather.'

A spokesman for British Airways said: 'The majority of our flights are planned to operate as planned, but, like all airlines flying to and from the UK today, we are experiencing some disruption due to the stormy weather conditions.

'We are merging a small number of Heathrow short-haul flights to the same destination and using larger aircraft where possible to minimise disruption.

'Customers can check ba.com for the latest flight information.'...<<<Read The Full Article Here>>>...