Mayhem as Callum blows in
FLIGHTS and trains in and out of Glasgow were hit as Storm Callum swept in.
Holidaymakers jetting off from Glasgow Airport faced delays and cancellations as the school holiday exodus began.
It came as the Met Office imposed a yellow “be aware” warning for wind for the west with gusts of about 80mph expected.
HUNDREDS of holidaymakers planning to jet off during the October break faced travel chaos as Storm Callum swept across the West of Scotland.
Ten flights going in and out of Glasgow Airport were cancelled as the travel hub geared up for one of its busiest periods of the year.
A total of five departures and five arrivals were called off as a result of gale force winds.
It came as the Met Office imposed a yellow “be aware” warning for wind for the West of the country with gusts of about 80mph expected.
Around 160,000 passenger are expected to travel through Glasgow Airport until Monday October 15.
Glasgow flyers were jetting off to destinations in Canary Islands, southern Spain, Cyprus and Florida and city break destinations such as Frankfurt, Munich, Brussels, Paris, Amsterdam and Dubai.
A spokesman for Glasgow Airport said: “We experienced some weather disruption and this included a small number of cancellations.
“Passenger should continue to check with their airlines for further information.”
Problems were also experienced on the roads and railways as heavy rain increased the possibility of flooding.
Motorists were forced to navigate streets submerged in water, including Duke Street in the city’s East End.
Scotrail took the decision to suspend services running between Kilwinning, Largs, Ardrossan and Saltcoats as waves crashed over the sea wall and onto the tracks.
Forecasters had said that some delays to road, rail, air and ferry transport were likely, as were delays for high-sided vehicles on exposed routes and bridges and some power loss was possible.
Edinburgh’s Forth Road Bridge was temporarily closed due to high winds while CalMac Ferries cancelled several services for the rest of the day, including Oban to Castlebay in Barra, and Mallaig in Lochaber to Armadale on the Isle of Skye.
Several ferry services between Ardrossan in North Ayrshire and Brodick on the Isle of Arran were also cancelled.
Thousands of households have been left without power and dozens of flights grounded after the predicted storm hit the UK and Ireland in the early hours of Friday morning. Winds of more than 70mph buffeted the Republic of Ireland, Northern Ireland and the west coast of Britain along with torrential rain.
The highest winds were 77mph recorded at 7am at Capel Curig in Gwynedd, north Wales, with 76mph gusts in the Scilly Isles and 64mph at RNAS Culdrose, in Cornwall.