Storm Boelo: flight disruption at Edinburgh and Leeds Bradford
At a glance
Sunday evening BBC reporting puts Edinburgh at 81 cancelled flights and 11 diversions since weather warnings began on 24 October. Leeds Bradford is reported to have had 36 cancellations on 25 October. The figures cover different periods and are not a combined official final count. Check your booking and which passenger-rights rules cover your journey.
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Edinburgh: 81
reported cancellations from Saturday to Sunday’s report
Leeds: 36
reported cancellations on Sunday 25 October
EU261?
departure, direction and operating carrier determine scope
In this article
Quick facts
Facts checked
- Edinburgh (EDI)
- 81 cancellations and 11 diversions · 24 October through Sunday’s report
- Leeds Bradford (LBA)
- 36 cancellations · Sunday 25 October
- Monday 26 October
- Loganair lists LM031 Kirkwall–Aberdeen cancelled
- Source level
- Reported snapshots, not a joint official final count
Confirmed: The reviewed BBC reports give the airport figures above. Loganair’s own list confirms the separate Monday cancellation LM031 at 07:30 local time.
Still uncertain: Complete flight-number lists, passenger numbers, final arrival delays and how the rest of Monday’s service develops. Airline and airport figures may overlap.
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The check only covers flights that may fall under EU261: departures from an airport in the EU, or flights to the EU operated by an EU airline. Airlate does not currently handle claims under the UK rules (UK261), which normally cover departures from the UK. Which flights EU261 covers
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Another flight problemWhat to do now
Check your own flight and replacement
Read the airline’s personal notice and check the whole itinerary. Weekend airport figures do not themselves establish whether a particular departure on 26 October is cancelled.
Review a specific rerouting offer
Cancellation may involve reimbursement or rerouting under the applicable rules. Check the travel date and connections before accepting an alternative.
Ask for care during the wait
When conditions are met, meals and necessary accommodation with transport may be due. Keep reasonable receipts if the airline does not provide help.
Record your actual final arrival
Save the original and replacement itineraries, cancellation notice, cause and actual final arrival. Ask how the weather or recovery affected your specific flight.
Your passenger rights
EU departures, such as Dublin to the UK or Donegal–Glasgow, may fall under EU261 regardless of airline. For UK departures to the EU, check the operating carrier. Many UK domestic journeys concern UK261; Airlate does not handle UK261 claims.
Rerouting or reimbursement
For a cancellation covered by EU261, you may be entitled to choose reimbursement or rerouting under the regulation’s conditions. A weather warning alone does not give the same right if your flight operates.
Care is assessed separately
A qualifying wait may involve care even where fixed compensation is not payable. Check what the airline offers for meals, accommodation and necessary transport.
The weather-related cause needs evidence
Storm winds incompatible with safe flight can be extraordinary circumstances. The airline needs to establish the link to your disruption and show that reasonable measures were taken.
Snapshot checked 26 October: different reporting windows
- Edinburgh: 81 reported cancellations since warnings began on Saturday, plus 11 diversions.
- Leeds Bradford: 36 reported Sunday cancellations, a different reporting window.
- Loganair’s figures may include services also present in airport counts. We do not combine them into a new total.
Was your EU departure to the UK affected?
ITV’s earlier Sunday report mentions cancelled Leeds Bradford arrivals from Dublin and Belfast City. Their departure points give different starting positions: Dublin is in the EU; Belfast City is in the UK. Flight numbers and the operating carrier still need checking.
A UK destination does not generally exclude an EU departure from EU261. Storm winds incompatible with safe flight may nevertheless exclude fixed compensation if the airline establishes the causal link and reasonable measures. Care and travel alternatives are assessed separately.
Loganair: Sunday’s report and a confirmed Monday cancellation
Travel Weekly reports on 26 October that more than 50 Loganair flights were cancelled on Sunday. The airline’s own list also shows LM031 Kirkwall–Aberdeen at 07:30 on 26 October cancelled. The airline’s Sunday count is not an addition to Edinburgh’s airport figure.
The official Sunday list also includes LM204 Donegal–Glasgow. Affected Loganair services should therefore not all be described as UK domestic flights: a Donegal departure may fall under EU261. Other directions and bookings need separate assessment.
Loganair also has a separate notice about a yellow weather warning on 27 October and options to change some journeys. A warning or rebooking policy does not confirm Tuesday cancellations.
Cancellation, diversion and delay are different events
Edinburgh’s 11 diversions should not be described as another 11 cancelled flights. For a diverted journey, the time you reached the booked destination and the onward transport offered matter.
The storm can also affect aircraft positioning and connections. Document the actual cause for your journey rather than assuming every flight on the same day receives the same assessment.
Airlate handles EU261, not UK261
We can check journeys covered by EU261. For journeys covered only by UK261, contact the airline about help and rerouting.
Dublin has its own dated snapshot
See our Storm Boelo at Dublin article. It covers a different airport and reporting time and should not simply be combined with this assessment.
Frequently asked questions
No. The BBC report counts from the start of Saturday’s weather warnings through the Sunday evening snapshot.
Not as a new total. The reporting windows differ and airline and airport figures may include the same flights.
No. The official list includes a departure from Donegal in the EU. Departure, direction and operating carrier need checking.
The reviewed Loganair notice about the 27 October warning is not a confirmed Tuesday cancellation list. Check your booking and later updates.
Yes, where the journey is covered by applicable passenger rules and the care or travel-alternative conditions are met. Airlate handles EU261 claims only.
Did you fly from an EU airport? Check whether the EU rules may apply
The check only covers flights that may fall under EU261: departures from an airport in the EU, or flights to the EU operated by an EU airline. Airlate does not currently handle claims under the UK rules (UK261), which normally cover departures from the UK. Which flights EU261 covers
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Another flight problemShow all 7 sources
Every factual statement in this article rests on one of the sources below: EU regulations, judgments of the EU Court of Justice and the authorities' own pages.
Sources
- Man killed by falling tree as Storm Boelo batters Scotland · BBC reporting via AOL · News media · retrieved 2026-10-26
- Storm Boelo brings flooding and cancelled flights · BBC / Richard Baker via AOL · News media · retrieved 2026-10-26
- Delays and cancellations at Leeds Bradford Airport as Storm Boelo hits Yorkshire · ITV News Calendar · News media · retrieved 2026-10-26
- Met Office issues Tuesday yellow wind warning after Storm Boelo grounded multiple flights · Travel Weekly / Phil Davies · News media · retrieved 2026-10-26
- Weather Update: Storm Boelo & Yellow Weather Warning · Loganair · Airline (official) · retrieved 2026-10-26
- Air passenger rights · European Union / Your Europe · Authority · retrieved 2026-10-26
- Am I entitled to compensation? · UK Civil Aviation Authority · Authority · retrieved 2026-10-26