Bristol City fans have been left scrambling around to rearrange travel plans after a flight they were hoping to use was cancelled. Weather conditions caused by Storm Otto have caused chaos at Bristol Airport this evening (February 17) with a number of flights being grounded.
Tomorrow at 3pm, Bristol City will be playing Sunderland at the Stadium of Light. However, this afternoon's flight from Bristol to Newcastle - along with many other flights - was cancelled, as one fan found out en route to the airport.
"It's really disappointing, It doesn't seem good enough to me. Now we've got to scramble about to try and make new plans", said Robins fan Ellie Jones to ITV.
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"I know a lot of people - City fans like myself - were going up on the flight because I spoke with them at the midweek game."
Ms Jones stated that flight had cost a reasonable £50, then saying that "the price of a single train ticket this last minute is a £110". She said that she had been "looking forward to flying", adding: "I can't say I'm looking forward to a five hour train journey during rush hour on a Friday evening."
Another Bristol City fan, Shahan Miah (@shahanshahan) said: "Makes me feel grateful that my flight from Bristol last night went ahead. Although it's been rather windy up here in Newcastle."
Bristol City SLO sent a tweet to tell fans stranded at the airport that there were still a few seats left on a coach put on for supporters looking to travel up to Sunderland. The tweet said: "Heads up to say we still have a few spaces on CATS coaches tomorrow if anyone who's had their flight cancelled needs a different mode of transport."
According to the airport, the delays and disruption are a result of Storm Otto, which since the early hours of today has been battering the coasts of north east England and the East Midlands. In some parts wind speeds have reportedly reached 75mph, prompting the Met Office to put a yellow weather warning in place which was lifted at 2pm earlier this afternoon.
A spokesperson for Bristol Airport said: "Bristol Airport, like other airports across the UK, has experienced some disruption caused due to Storm Otto today (Friday, 17 February). A limited number of flights have experienced flight delays and diversions.
"However, the majority of flights remain operating as normal. The disruption may cause reactionary delays to some flights later this evening.
"It is a rapidly changing situation and customers are advised to keep updated with the latest flight information by checking the airline website."
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