Data from aviation analyst Cirium revealed that 436 flights were cancelled around the country up to 1pm on Friday, with Heathrow seeing the highest number of cancellations with 20% of inbound and outbound flights being affected.

The second most impacted airport was London City with 16% of services cancelled followed by Manchester airport where 10% of flights suffered the same fate.

The storm has badly affected the half-term holiday getaway with the Met Office issuing two rare red weather warnings for high winds of up to 90mph, covering most of southern England and south Wales.

Rail services across England have also been heavily disrupted, with transport secretary Grant Shapps declaring that people should not travel across the rail network with many trains cancelled and some routes suspended due to fallen trees.

Shapps noted in a tweet that airports in London and Bristol had seen “high numbers” of failed landing attempts.

Ferry services from Dover have been also cancelled due to the storm’s high winds.

While City Cruises said it had cancelled all cruises in London, Poole and York due to the storm, affecting 75 planned services on Friday.

Kyle Haughton, managing director of City Cruises UK, added: “The safety of our customers and our staff is paramount, and all customers impacted by this decision will be offered refunds or free amendments and are being contacted by our reservations team directly. 

“The City Cruises team is at every location keeping an eye on all boats to ensure they are safely moored.”