Many Brits are experiencing travel chaos today as Storm Isha batters the country, with planes grounded and flights bound for Britain and Ireland forced to divert to mainland Europe instead.
One plane heading to Dublin ended up in Paris and another bound for Scotland landed in Germany.
Despite the disruption, many found the funny side of things and very soon hundreds of memes about the odd destinations of the flights were circulating on social media.
One person wrote ‘Flew from Manchester to Dublin today, only we didn’t land in Dublin, or back to Manchester. Bonjour from Paris!’
The 100mph gales and heavy downpours barrelled down on the nation overnight, with many flights trying to come into the country facing a shaky landing.
A flight travelling from Sharm El Sheikh to Glasgow Airport declared an emergency due to Storm Isha.
A spokesperson for Glasgow Airport said the TUI flight was ‘diverted to Manchester due to current weather conditions’.
Many discovered their flights have been cancelled or diverted as Storm Isha batters the UK
Many Brits discovered their flights have been cancelled or diverted as Storm Isha batters the UK, with one plane heading to Dublin ending up in Paris
Many found the funny side of things and posted memes to social medai
A British Airways flight on its way from Ibiza to London City Airport was among the scores of passenger aircraft which were forced to divert as winds of up to 90mph hit the UK.
Nervous passengers erupted into applause after their diverted plane made a shaky landing during powerful winds.
A holidaymaker shared a video on X showing the bumpy ride as the plane came into land at Gatwick, before the cabin erupted into applause and cheers for the captain, with one grateful passenger heard shouting ‘Go on geezer!’
There was also applause for the captain of an Alicante to Edinburgh flight, who managed to land their Jet2 plane despite dramatic crosswinds.
Travel chaos also hit Scotland amid ‘tornado watch’ warnings and amber weather alerts, with luggage filmed being blown across the runway at Edinburgh Airport.
Meanwhile, passengers were left stranded 500 miles away from their intended destination after their Manchester to Dublin flight was forced to divert to Paris as the storm rolled in on Sunday.
The flight, which was initially due to land at Dublin International Airport at around 3.30pm, was already delayed by an hour when leaving Manchester Airport on Sunday afternoon.
However, due to ‘dangerous’ winds, the plane was forced to circle over the Irish Sea multiple times before aborting its landing and instead flying to Paris Beauvais-Tille Airport, landing shortly before 5.30pm.
Dublin International Airport had already issued a public warning about possible flight cancellations, delays and a stream of aborted landings, with numerous other flights diverting to Manchester and other airports across the country.
Two hours later, at 7.30pm, one passenger on board the Ryanair flight said those on board were still stuck on the runway in Paris.
A number of other flights were forced to divert to other airports due to Storm Isha winds on Sunday, with a haul of other flights cancelled from UK airports, including Manchester.
But some travellers were furious when Ryanair revealed its overnight accommodation plans for them.
Posting a photo and video on X, one customer said: ‘This is your excuse for overnight accommodation when a flight is rerouted. Absolutely disgraceful.’
A large hall with a metal roof housed rows of camping beds with yellow foil blankets for people to sleep on.
Meanwhile in Bristol Airport, travellers who were forced to sleep on-site were pictured lying next to floor heating vents to stay warm.
Others slept on waiting room chairs wrapped in coats and hats.
A large hall is pictured with a metal roof housed rows of camping beds with yellow foil blankets for people to sleep on for Ryanair travellers
Others slept on waiting room chairs wrapped in coats and hats
Meanwhile in Bristol Airport, travellers who were forced to sleep on-site were pictured lying next to floor heating vents to stay warm
Crowds gathered in Dublin airport after flights were cancelled due to Storm Isha last night, which saw flights diverted away from Ireland
Stranded passengers were left fuming in Cologne Airport, Germany, when four flights to Edinburgh were diverted due to the storm.
One person posted on X that they had been promised hotel rooms but were left sleeping on the floor.
A number of Edinburgh-bound flights were forced to divert to Germany’s Cologne Bonn Airport – over 550 miles away.
A total of 10 flights bound for Glasgow Airport diverted to airports including Glasgow Prestwick, Manchester, Newcastle, Liverpool and London Stansted on Sunday.
This morning a rare red warning came into effect for Scotland, with alerts that some areas could see wind speeds of 100mph causing a ‘danger to life’.
The Met Office is warning people not to go outside and to shelter in place as the storm brings life-threatening winds, with the potential for flying debris and roofs blown off.
Andy Giles was due to fly from Newquay, Cornwall, to Faro in Portugal on Sunday afternoon.
But Mr Giles, from Looe, Cornwall, said: ‘The flight was diverted to Stansted because of the weather.
‘We were told to jump on a bus to go to Stansted to catch the plane up.
‘Six-and-half hours later and we arrived at Stansted at 12.15am this mornin,g and we are still waiting.
‘We’restill here. We’ve been here all night with no sleep because they said if you go to sleep and miss the email, you miss the flight and you won’t get there.
Mr Giles, who is working in Portugal, said 31 passengers chose to travel to Stansted but some people went home rather than face the long bus trip.
He said they were given food vouchers at Newquay which were not redeemable at Stansted.
Many travellers who had their flights diverted shared memes on X, formerly Twitter
The Met Office has weather warnings in place covering the entirety of Britain heading into early Monday morning.
The most serious of these is a rare red warning for wind, which is in place in northern Scotland between 1am and 5am, as meteorologists predict gusts of 90 to 100mph.
The warning covers Thurso and Wick to the north, Fraserburgh and Peterhead to the east and goes as far west as Cromarty and Nairn.
The Met Office said there winds would bring a ‘risk of damage, disruption and a danger to life’, with flying debris, large waves and beach material being thrown onto coastal roads, sea fronts and homes.
There could be damage to buildings and homes, with roofs blown off and power lines brought down, as well as power cuts affecting other services, such as mobile phone coverage.
Amber warnings for wind cover most of the rest of Britain, aside from London and East Anglia, where a yellow warning is place.