1 day ago NATS, the UK's aerial postulation power service, said "weather disruption was expected to proceed done the remainder of the day" aft "forecasted terrible upwind crossed the southbound eastbound of England".
A London Gatwick spokesperson told BBC News: "Due to ongoing thunderstorms crossed the web past night, impermanent aerial postulation restrictions were enactment successful place, which resulted successful immoderate flights being delayed and cancelled this morning."
Easyjet said successful a statement: "Due to thunderstorms successful the southbound of the UK which is restricting the fig of arrivals and departures today, similar different airlines we are experiencing immoderate disruption to our flying programme and person had to pre-emptively cancel immoderate flights to and from Gatwick successful advance.
"We are doing each imaginable to minimise the interaction of the upwind disruption for our customers and are notifying passengers successful beforehand with their options to rebook oregon person a refund arsenic good arsenic edifice accommodation and meals wherever required."
The hose said the delays were extracurricular of its power but it was atrocious for the inconvenience caused.
Passenger Cameron Ashwin said helium had been grounded connected a BA level successful Gatwick since conscionable aft 06:00 but was present not owed to permission until midday due to the fact that of the storm.
One pistillate connected X tweeted Easyjet connected Saturday greeting saying: "My girl has been sat connected a level astatine Gatwick for 4 hours and present you've cancelled the flight. She's connected an Easyjet holiday. What should she do?"
Another said she was successful Pula airdrome successful Croatia but her Jet2 formation presumption was showing arsenic delayed much than 3 hours.
Parts of eastbound and south-eastern England stay very blistery this weekend, with a Met Office amber informing for utmost vigor successful spot until 09:00 BST connected Sunday - but isolated thunderstorms are affecting parts of the UK too.
The thunderstorm to the southbound of the UK is forecast to worsen passim Saturday afternoon.
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