Ryanair warns of delays and disruptions for holidaymakers travelling to and from the UK today

Ryanair stated: "Affected passengers will be notified and any passengers travelling to/from London (Stansted, Gatwick, Luton) on Thursday 28 March should check their Ryanair app for the latest updates on their flight.

"We regret any inconvenience caused to passengers by these weather conditions, which are outside of Ryanair's control and affect all airlines operating to/from London on Thursday 28 March."

​The Met Office has warned of "very strong winds" across England today, feeling "windy and unsettled with rain" at times, which could affect flights with many airlines.

Britons may be looking to beat the Easter weekend rush by jetting off on holiday today and Ryanair travels to various popular destinations.

Flights from London go to Spanish spots including Barcelona, Palma de Mallorca, Seville and Tenerife, holiday spots in Italy such as Naples and Venice as well as destinations in France and Greece, with flights starting from £14.99.

This comes as Ryanair prices could be set to change this summer, with flights also at risk of being axed due to a delay in Boeing aircraft deliveries.

Ryanair chief executive Michael O'Leary said limitations in available planes could see many airlines struggle to meet demand during the summer season.

As a result, overall fares this summer could be up as much as 10 per cent on the same time last year. He said: “Fares in summer 2024 are going to be up again in summer 2023. Over average airfares in summer 2023 rose 17 per cent.

“We’re doing our budgets based on a fare increase of five to 10 per cent, which to me feels kind of reasonable.

“It could be higher than that, it could be lower than that, we really don’t know. If capacity was growing, I think fares would be falling.”

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Ryanair's potential issues with planes come as the airline acquires these from US company Boeing which has dealt with various problems lately.

This includes manufacturing issues and Ryanair could reportedly only see the delivery of 35 of the 57 new 737 aircraft it expected in 2024.

A Ryanair statement said: “Ryanair will now have to reduce approximately 10 aircraft lines of flying for the peak summer months of July, August and September.

“This will cause minor schedule changes in the context of Ryanair’s 600 aircraft fleet and will reduce frequencies on existing routes rather than cutting new routes.”