Drivers are facing one-hour delays on the M40 this morning while every single flight at a top European airport has been cancelled.
A serious collision is causing delays along the M40 – which links London, Oxford, and Birmingham – with the pile-up being three miles long.
Junctions 12 and 14 are seeing the worst of the traffic pileups and southbound between junctions J15 and J12 is seeing delays of about half an hour.
Details of the collision are unclear but involved a lorry and a van, according to National Highways. Police are at the scene.
In Brussels, meanwhile, all flights from Charleroi Airport have been cancelled as unions block both the tarmac and runway. About 30,000 passengers have been impacted with 200 flights no longer taking flight.
Manchester Airport has just announced a massive change
Which terminals airlines are flying from at Manchester Airport is changing.
During October and November 11, some airlines are shuffling from Terminals 1 and 3 to Terminal 2 as part of a £1.3billion refurbishment.
More airlines will follow next year. The airport will be contacting customers impacted by the move to help change car park or lounge bookings.
October 27: Austrian Airlines, Lufthansa and Swiss.
October 30: TAP Air Portugal.
November 5: Biman Bangladesh.
November 6: Jet2.
November 7: Iberia Exress and Vueling.
November 12: EgyptAir and SunExpress.
November 13: Royal Jordanian.
Three-mile-long trafficjams on the M40
Things aren’t exactly any better on the M40.
Highway officials are now reporting three miles of congestion as the northbound remains closed between J12 (Gaydon) and J14 (Leamington Spa).
National Highways says cars are being diverted and are ‘advised to follow the “Solid Square” diversion symbol on road signs’.
Police update on the M40
Collision causing chaos on M40
One-hour-long traffic jams are expected on the M40 northbound between junctions J11 and J12 and between J12 and J14, according to Traffic England.
Minor delays on DLR
TfL has just revealed the Docklands Light Railway (DLR) is seeing delays between Bank and Lewisham due to an earlier faulty train at Island Garden.
All flights cancelled at major European airport
Around 200 flights have been cancelled at Brussels’ second busiest airport which serves millions every year is
Up to 30,000 passengers at South Charleroi Airport have had their journeys disrupted amid strike action, local news outlet RTBF Actus reported.
M25 seeing ‘moderate’ disruption after vehicle breaks down
Traffic jams of up to 10 minutes are currently being seen along the M25, according to Traffic England.
A vehicle broken down on the M25 anticlockwise between junctions J11 and J10 is behind the delays.
There’s also congestion anticlockwise exit slip at junction J4, but it should let up by 8pm.
Minor delays on key commuter Tube line
A large stretch of the Bakerloo line is experiencing minor delays this morning.
However, the delays due to train cancellations, only affect southbound between Queen’s Park and Elephant & Castle.
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