Airport runway closed as Storm Goretti UK batters UK | UK | News

Passengers are advised to contact their airline directly for the most up-to-date flight information.

Travel chaos has wreaked havoc on much of the country since Storm Goretti hit on Thursday evening, bringing wind gusts of up to 98mph at St Mary’s Airport on the Isles of Scilly.

The Met Office has upgraded the wind warning for Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly from yellow to red, warning that conditions pose a “danger to life”.

The East Midlands has a yellow snow warning on Friday, covering Derby, Derbyshire, Leicester, Leicestershire, Northamptonshire, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire and Rutland.

National Highways has also issued a yellow severe weather warning for snowfall across the East Midlands from 6pm on Thursday 8 January until 9am on Friday 9 January.