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| Heathrow cancels 70 flights due to storms | Heathrow cancels 70 flights due to storms |
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| Thunderstorms and high winds have led to the cancellation of 70 flights in and out of Heathrow. | Thunderstorms and high winds have led to the cancellation of 70 flights in and out of Heathrow. |
| Airport operator BAA said 50 departures and 20 arrivals were cancelled on Thursday due to bad weather. | Airport operator BAA said 50 departures and 20 arrivals were cancelled on Thursday due to bad weather. |
| The flights were mainly scheduled between 1600 BST and 1900 BST on Thursday. | The flights were mainly scheduled between 1600 BST and 1900 BST on Thursday. |
| A BAA spokesman said some flights were suffering minor delays into Friday but said the airport's timetable was quickly returning to normal. | |
| He said: "Due to localised thunderstorms and high winds, unfortunately we had to cancel some flights affecting a number of airlines." | He said: "Due to localised thunderstorms and high winds, unfortunately we had to cancel some flights affecting a number of airlines." |
| He advised passengers to continue to check for updates. | He advised passengers to continue to check for updates. |
| But passenger Nicholas Banks from Leatherhead said the situation at Heathrow had been a "complete shambles". | |
| He told the BBC News website: "My flight back from Amsterdam was three and a half hours in total due to the delay. | |
| "When we got back into the airport, the arrivals area was swamped with people who all had similar stories of an hour or two hour delays." | |
| He said that passengers had not been properly informed about what was going on and what had caused the delays. | |
| Has your flight in or out of Heathrow been cancelled? Are you affected by the delays? Send us your comments using the form below: | Has your flight in or out of Heathrow been cancelled? Are you affected by the delays? Send us your comments using the form below: |