65 mph winds cause chaos at Leeds Bradford Airport
26.01.08
Hundreds of airline passengers faced chaos yesterday as crosswinds of up to 65 mph prevented planes from taking off and landing at Leeds Bradford Airport. Eight flights to destinations including Dublin, Edinburgh, Belfast and Heathrow, were cancelled - with some replaced by bus services - and other flights delayed by over 4 hours.
The wind became too severe for flights to operate at the hub shortly after noon. A number of incoming flights were diverted to Robin Hood, Manchester and Durham Tees Valley airports. This meant that passengers taking the outgoing flights that these planes would operate had to be bussed to these airports in order to catch the flights.
A spokeswoman for the airport said the winds were 'unusually high'. She said: 'They reached 65 mph - enough to do some damage - so you would expect flights to be cancelled.' Newcastle Airport was also affected, with 4 flights to and from Amsterdam cancelled and others re-routed.
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