Storm Sabine Wreaks Havoc Across Europe, Check Air Traffic Shut Downs & Travel Advisory Here!

A powerful storm Sabine wreaked havoc across Europe causing major destruction to life, leaving at least five people dead. Ireland, Belgium, France, Switzerland, Germany, the Netherlands, Luxembourg and Scandinavia experienced high winds and heavy rain as life in several cities came to a standstill.

Storm Sabine, also known as Storm Ciara, was also responsible for a massive travel chaos as multiple crashes were reported on icy Autobahns. Causing not only road traffic, the storm has also shut down air traffic across Europe and severe warnings have been issued in many parts of the northern continent.

Latest forecasts predict that the storm will continue to move south-eastwards, with the wind speed over 145km/h in some areas.

Here’s how the storm has affected the following cities, leading to cancellation and grounding of flights.

Germany

Düsseldorf airport in Germany cancelled or diverted as many as 111 flights and Cologne-Bonn airport also reported a number of grounded flights. Both the airports advised that stoppages could continue for coming days as the storm continued to batter the country. About 180 flight departures and arrivals were reportedly cancelled at Frankfurt Airport. Short- and long-haul flights from Munich airport had to be grounded.

United Kingdom

The UK is among the worst affected countries as it is the strongest storm to hit the UK since 2013. In view of the weather condition, more than 200 flood warnings were issued by the Met Office as heavy rains caused some rivers to flood. Dozens of flights were cancelled and British Airways has offered to rebook affected passengers’ flights.

"Storm Ciara is expected to bring delays and cancellations to air, ferry and train services; damage to buildings and a good chance of power cuts," Britain's Met Office said.

Belgium

As the storm barreled towards Belgium with wind speeds of about 130 kmh or more, about 60 flights were cancelled at Brussels Airport, including flights from Lufthansa and Eurowings. The capital was among the worst affected and Brussels Airport took to Twitter to advise passengers to contact the airline for further information.

“Due to strong winds, delays in baggage handling are to be expected both on departure and arrival. We are making every effort to minimize the impact on our passengers,” the airport tweeted.

Ireland

The Republic of Ireland issued Status orange wind warnings for all counties as the hit barreled towards the country. A number of flights were being affected due to the adverse weather conditions. Shannon Airport announced flights to Birmingham, London Heathrow and Edinburgh, inbound and outbound, had been cancelled.

France

France issued its second-highest level warning, amber warnings, for 42 regions, including Normandy, the Ardennes and Lorraine. The country asked citizens to stay away from coastal and wooded areas.

As most parts of Europe are reeling under the threat of massive storm resulting in heavy rains and strong winds, travellers are advised to check travel advisory for the country they are travelling to. Contact your airline for updates on flight timings and schedule.

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