Cork Airport Releases Major Update for Passengers While Orange Storm Weather Alert Diana is in Place

The CORK airport has urged pbadengers to check with their airline, with several flights canceled today as the storm Diana died.

Cork, as well as Kerry and Waterford, are on orange alert while Diana hammers the south coast with gusts to 130 km / h.

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Several early morning flights departing from Cork Airport have already been canceled due to weather warnings.
The two Aer Lingus flights at 6am to Amsterdam will not be operational, as will their 6h45 service to Birmingham.

The two flights of the Irish company to Manchester, scheduled at 7 am, are canceled, as are their flight to Edinburgh at 10:40 and their flight to Bristol at 11:05.

E1822 Aer Lingus in Paris is canceled, as well as BA5912 and EI712 at London Heathrow.

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Cork airport chiefs tweeted: "An orange wind status warning Orange was sent to 6 counties from tomorrow as storm Diana hit Ireland.

"Several flights canceled tomorrow morning @CorkAirport Please check the status of your flight in advance with your airline.

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Dublin and Shannon airports have not yet confirmed any flight cancellations.

Meanwhile, the cliffs of Moher, County Clare, will be closed tomorrow at 2 pm, after the Clare orange alert at 9 am.

The County of Clare Council urges the public to avoid exposed coastal areas during storm Diana.

A spokesman said: "The strong southerly to southwest winds badociated with Diana Storm will be the strongest from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm and will blow between 110 and 130 km / h along the coast. coastal flooding.

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"Clare County Council has indicated that all coastal areas that have been flooded are in danger and it is advisable for people in such situations to take appropriate precautions."

"The visitor experience at the Cliffs of Moher will be closed to visitors tomorrow from 9 am to 2 pm due to weather warnings."

The Salthill Boardwalk will also be closed tomorrow morning, confirmed the Galway City Council.

They tweeted: "CCG will close the ball Wednesday at 9:00 am until the afternoon, because we expect that we will be on shore because of high tides and strong winds badociated with the Diana storm. "

On Wednesday, there will be three weather alerts across the country: two orange alerts for six counties and one yellow alert for the rest of the country.

Storm Diana was named by the Portuguese Weather Service because of the orange alert conditions that manifested Monday as she is now heading north towards Ireland.

AA Roadwatch also warned motorists to slow down when storm Diana landed.