Full list of Easter holiday travel disruption as yellow weather warning hits UK

Millions of people are facing travel disruption on roads, railways and flights across the Easter Bank Holiday this weekend.

More than 300 engineering projects are being carried out by Network Rail across Britain between Good Friday and Easter Monday, with train journeys from major stations including London Euston and London Victoria being affected.

On the roads, the RAC predicted there will be more than 19 million journeys taking place from Thursday through to Easter Monday and warned of widespread congestion on key routes including the M25, M6 and M5.

Meanwhile some baggage handlers, check-in staff and flight dispatchers at Gatwick Airport are on strike over a dispute involving pay and pensions.

A yellow weather warning has also been issued for two areas of Northern Ireland, with heavy rain and possible flooding forecast.

Anyone planning to drive or take public transport in affected areas should check local updates.

Here is a list of all the travel disruption taking place this weekend.

Flight disruptions this Easter weekend

More than 100 members of Unite the Union are on strike today and until Tuesday at London’s Gatwick Airport, meaning passengers could face delays.

Those flying with Norwegian, Air Mauritius, Delta, TAP,Ethiopian Airlines and Air Peace airlines could face ‘major disruption’ after staff working for the ground handling firm Red Handling voted to go on strike, the union said.

Last-minute attempts to reach a deal on Thursday failed, however Nick Williams, head of passenger operations at Gatwick, told the BBC they don’t believe there is a ‘ big-scale impact’ as just a handful of airlines are on strike.

‘We’re working really closely with those airlines to try and mitigate that impact and hope that as many of those flights operate as close to schedule as possible,’ he said.

‘We’d advise passengers to check their airline of the weekend.’

On Friday morning Norwegian said it was expecting ‘minimal disruption’ to its flights from London Gatwick and its handling teams located at other major European cities including Dublin, Oslo and Copenhagen would be ‘on the ground’ at Gatwick over the weekend to support their operation.

Although there were some delays, most were under an hour.

On Saturday morning so far all Norwegian flights have left either on time or within ten minutes of the due departure time.

A TAP flight due to depart for Lisbon at 10.35am is delayed, with passengers told more information will be available at 10.44am.

London Stansted, London Heathrow, London Southend and London City are not affected by the strike action.

There have however been some delays and cancellations across the airports for other reasons.

Metro encourages all travellers to check the airports’ websites for live status updates.

Road disruptions this weekend

National Highways has lifted roadworks from more than 1,100 miles of motorway and major A roads, with 97.5% of its network now free of traffic cones.

The A31 in Hampshire is closed westbound between the M27 Cadnam Interchange and the A338 near Ringwood due to a serious collision.

Hampshire Police and National Highways traffic officers are at the scene.

RAC spokesperson Alice Simpson warned of the potential for ‘big jams’ over the Easter weekend, particularly if there is a break in the weather.

She said: ‘It’s vital to plan ahead and be prepared for trips to take longer because of the wet weather and the expected getaway congestion.’

You can use the AA route planner to keep on top of traffic issues this weekend. The travel alerts page on National Highways is also useful for any major updates.

Train travel disruption over Easter weekend

Euston is closed between Saturday, April 19 and Monday, April 21 due to work to renew overhead electric lines and improve drainage.

You can read more about the Euston station temporary closure here.

A reduced timetable will operate on Monday, and services on the West Coast Main Line will begin and end at Carlisle from Saturday to Monday, with replacement buses covering northern stations.

Trains will also be disrupted between Manchester and Stockport, Cambridge, Southampton and the Leeds and Huddersfield area.

Platforms 1 to 8 at London Victoria will be shut throughout the bank holiday, with Southeastern trains diverted to London Bridge or London Cannon Street. Routes around Southampton and Brockenhurst will also be hit by closures.

For London Underground travel issues, you can read our story here.

In Scotland, track renewal works mean buses replace trains between Carlisle and Glasgow and Carlisle and Edinburgh.

There are currently delays of up to half an hour between London Liverpool Street and Hertford East, Cambridge and Stansted Airport. This includes the Stansted Express.

The line is also affected between Stratford and Meridian Water and Bishops Stortford

This is due to an earlier signal fault at Tottenham Hale.

Helen Hamlin, Network Rail’s director of system operations, said: ‘The vast majority of the rail network will be open as usual for people wanting to travel over the Easter bank holiday, but there will be changes to services in some areas so we’re asking passengers to plan ahead and check before they travel.’

She added that Easter presented a key opportunity to carry out works because passenger numbers are lower and the double bank holiday allows more time for upgrades.

The company said £86 million will be invested in the rail network over the weekend.

Yellow weather warning

The Met Office issued two yellow rain warnings for Northern Ireland for County Atrim and County Down from 2pm yesterday to 3pm today.

Heavy, prolonged rain is expected, which could cause some flooding to homes, businesses and roads.

Busses and trains will probably be delayed, the Met said, so passengers should check live updates.

This article has been updated and was originally published on April 14 2025.

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