Storm Ophelia threw the plans of thousands of people travelling to and from Ireland into disarray with many flights in and out of Ireland cancelled as a result of the weather conditions.
Ryanair, EasyJet, Aer Lingus and Flybe all grounded dozens of flights, with a total of 180 flights cancelled at Dublin Airport.
More than 25 per cent of flights to and from the airport were cancelled, although a spokeswoman for the Dublin Airport Authority said a secondary runway had been able to operate for much of Monday afternoon despite the high winds.
Cork Airport remained open during the worst storm to hit it in its 56-year history although there were multiple cancellations and delays to flights. All flights out of the airport were cancelled on Monday morning, but up to nine flights were expected to land between 8.30pm and after midnight as airlines repositioned aircraft in time for service on Tuesday. Head of communications Kevin Cullinane said more than 5,000 passengers were affected.
Storm’s worst
Shannon Airport also remained open, although multiple flights were cancelled or diverted to other airports when the storm was at its worst.
Ryanair halted 92 flights from across Europe by lunchtime on Monday, while Aer Lingus and EasyJet each cancelled 50 services.
Anyone booked to travel on cancelled flights can change to another date of travel free of charge or request a full refund.
Aer Lingus said passengers booked for flights on Monday who wished to postpone their travel, even if their flights were scheduled to operate, could change to another date of travel within the next three days free of charge.
