Chaos for London as strong winds force over 40 Heathrow flights to be axed and 200 delayed amid Christmas getaway - Friday is expected to be the UK’s busiest day on the roads for festive travel with an estimated 23.

Saturday also saw disruption, with a number of ferries between Northern Ireland and Scotland cancelled, speed restrictions in place on some trains in Scotland, a "small number of flights" cancelled at Heathrow Airport due to "strong winds and airspace restrictions", and some road closures in exposed areas.

Christmas getaway delays as Heathrow flights cancelled amid 80mph wind weather warnings - RAC estimates 22.7 million drivers will hit the roads as people get away for Christmas

Heathrow Airport has been forced to cancel as many as 90 flights as huge winds continue to batter the country, amid a number of weather warnings from the Met Office today

Christmas travel warning as strong gusts of wind sees mass cancellations with Heathrow Airport urging travellers to check before they travel.

Winds of up to 82mph have been recorded in parts of the UK, as travellers hoping to get home for Christmas face further disruption with ferries, flights and trains cancelled due to bad weather. Heathrow Airport has confirmed around 100 flights have been cancelled on Sunday and passengers are advised to check with their airline before travelling.

Flights at Belfast City Airport have been cancelled this morning after strong winds caused a plane to crash-land on the runway last night. Four flights are cancelled and almost every departure before 10am has been delayed,

Image via Shutterstock Traveling home for the holidays is hectic enough. But good ol' Mother Nature may be throwing a wrench into several people's holiday travel plans. Heavy winter winds are causing flight cancellations in at least one part of the world,

Over 100 flights from Heathrow were cancelled due to bad weather on Sunday, with another 80 expected to face severe delays throughout today – mostly short-haul domestic flights