Stansted - Flights disruption after storms

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Source:BBC News

Flights disruption after storms

Several flights were cancelled at Stansted Airport on Thursday evening following disruption caused by thunderstorms and torrential rain.
Ryanair cancelled at least nine flights and Easyjet put services on hold, fearing conditions were too dangerous for its aircraft to take off.

Some incoming flights, meanwhile, were diverted to Luton or Birmingham.

A Stansted spokesman, meanwhile, has advised people with tickets for flights on Friday to turn up as normal.

Passengers on the cancelled flights were offered seats on alternative services but some were told they could not travel until the weekend at the earliest because of a lack of availability.

The storms came after another day of warm weather across the UK, which leaves this month on target to be the hottest July in history.

The Met Office has also issued severe weather warnings of heavy rain across central and eastern England.

It predicts less humidity in the next few days but says the heat will soon return. This July is already on target to be the hottest on record.