Originally Posted by
corporate-wage-slave
HAL has advised staff thusly:
Originally Posted by HAL
Operational update:
Storm Ciaran will cross the southern half of the UK during this evening and Thursday. A strong wind warning has been issued valid from 2100 to 0500: SSE WINDS WITH MEAN 16-22KT AT TIMES AND GUSTS OF
30-38KT ARE LIKELY TO OCCUR, WITH A LOW RISK OF UP TO 42KT GUSTS.
Part of this - and I didn't know this - is that airbrdges have operational thresholds of 41 to 54 kts, and some if things go full badger then some or all of them may go out of service - effectively no airport. HAL are looking to move at least some airbridges to tuck them into the building structures.
So does this mean the worst of it is likely to be over by 5am? I fly into Bristol at 3:30PM (sorry I know this is the BA forum and BA don't fly into Bristol, but I think this can also be seen as the Flyertalk Storm Ciaran thread).