St Jude's Storm Travellers Warnings: Flights and Trains Are Cancelling Until Further Notice
St Jude's storm caused disrupted train services and cancelled flights.
There were already 130 flights suspended at London's Heathrow Airport.
Ferries were also cancelling their services due to St Jude's Storm.
It will be advisable to cancel all travel plans to UK and the Netherlands as flights were erratic as well as connecting public transport.
For those tourists who were already in the UK, here are essential travel advisories to take heed of:
British Airways
- "All of the agreed cancellations are for our European and domestic flights at Heathrow, and these have been published. All our long-haul flights into and out of London Heathrow are currently planned to operate as normal. We currently plan to operate all flights to and from London Gatwick and London City airports as normal," a spokesman said.
Gatwick Airport
- Had announced six cancellations and eight delayed flights on Monday am, Oct 28, 2013. There were two delayed flights at Bristol airport, but other flights were operating as normal with minor delays.
Stansted Airport or Luton Airport
- No cancellations or delays
For those tourists who are taking the railways, all Greater Anglia trains, including Stansted Express, had suspended their schedules until further advisory.
"We have been working closely with Network Rail overnight and throughout this morning to assess the damage caused across the network. Due to the damage to overhead wires and fallen trees/branches on a number of lines and locations there are currently no services on any Greater Anglia routes. Where engineers can repair damage, we will look to open lines later today but customers are advised not to travel for the rest of the day. We will update our website (greateranglia.co.uk) and our Twitter feed (@greateranglia) throughout the day with the latest advice and information," a spokesman for Greater Anglia trains said.
First Capital Connect's "severely disrupted and currently suspended. Network Rail have advised us not to operate any trains on our network until it is safe to do so. We currently have no indication of when services will resume. Trees and overhead structures are blocking the railway at a number of locations. We are also unable to operate any replacement buses at this time.Once trains resume, we will be operating a revised timetable with far fewer services and with extended journey times. It is possible that some lines may remain closed all day. We advise you not to attempt to travel," a spokesman said.
For tourists planning to travel to the East Coast, there is no train service in or out of London's King Cross. In fact, local commuters were highly advised not to travel until weather conditions improved.
People were also highly advised not to travel on services between London Euston and Milton Keynes; southern end of the West Coast Main Line.
All purchased train tickets will still be honoured when services resume.
For more information on train services visit link here.
Ferry services - Port Dover, My Ferry Link, P&O Ferries and DFDS Seaways - also reported delays with their services.
Local officials were still advising tourists and local passengers to double check weather advisory before pursuing any travel plans.
"We were well prepared for the severe weather and worked closely with the Met Office to monitor conditions. We have dealt with incidents as they have occurred and our network is now returning to normal. We thank drivers for heeding advice about conditions but, with it still being very windy, urge road users to continue to take extra care. We are now inspecting our roads to check for any trees, or signs which may have become dislodged and may become a hazard, and we will take whatever action is necessary. We urge drivers to check our website for conditions before they travel." Highways Agency Crisis Management Coordinator Martin Hobbs advised.