Latest Uk Airport Status After Last Night Snow
The country is also facing critical rail track and road blockage conditions
, authorities are requesting public only to travel when it is necessary.
In England, the Met Office has issued heavy snow warnings for the North East, Yorkshire and Humber, East, London and the South East, and South West England. Severe snow warnings have been issued for Scotland and north-east, eastern and south-east and south-west England. In Scotland the warnings apply to Grampian, Strathclyde, Central, Tayside and Fife, and South West, Lothian and Borders.
From consecutively last three days, the travelers are facing severe disruption at the hand of bad weather, getting worse with time. At present on December 02 large parts of the UK have been brought to a standstill by the early freeze. Thousands of schools have been shut down as both roads and rail tracks are badly hit by the most widespread snow in last 17 years of the country. There is also an audit in place, to evaluate the effect of snow and bad weather on flight cancellations and minimize disruptions to as much as possible.
The most recent and current situation of major International Airports all around the UK and Scotland is as follows:
GATWICK AIRPORT:
The countrys major airport Gatwick remained closed on December 01st as well and expected to reopen on Thursday morning. It will remain closed until at least 0600 GMT Friday, with another 15cm of snow falling overnight. With some 25cm of snow recorded in some places and 15cm of snow falling overnight, Gatwick airport is facing particularly severe conditions.
Major airline flying from London Gatwick airport include Flights to Harare with Air Zimbabwe. The other African carrier, Air Afriqiyah also operates flights to Ghana, Tripoli and Lagos departing from London Gatwick. A Gatwick spokesman said: "We are doing everything we can to resume operations, however conditions have deteriorated considerably. Our teams are working around the clock to make the runway safe for aircraft to use and get our airlines and passengers flying again."
LONDON HEATHROW:
London Heathrow is UKs only hub and international airport. It is here that top carriers including KLM, Lufthansa, Air France, British Airways and Virgin Atlantic are based. Other international airlines operating from Heathrow include Qantas, Emirates, Qatar, Singapore, Thai Air, Malaysian Airline and Etihad airlines. At present, London Heathrow Airport is operational and most flights are operating. Also, earlier this year, Heathrow Airport has invested a great deal in bringing appropriate equipment to coup with bad weather challenges.
LONDON CITY AIRPORT:
London City Airport is also open however weather updates also indicate a low risk of snow later today. Flights are experiencing some cancellations due to yesterdays disruption.
EDINBURG AIRPORT:
Due to heavy overnight snow Edinburgh Airport remained closed for December 01st and disruptions are likely today as well. Travelers should contact airport or airline before leaving home,
GLASGOW AIRPORT:
This busy airport is open for the day. However, flight disruptions in other parts of the country may affect arrivals at Glasgow its better to check by calling airport help desk before going out.
MANCHESTER AIRPORT
Manchester Airport is also one of the crowded ones in holiday season. At present its open and operational as normal. The airport has also accepted four aircrafts from London Gatwick due to the heavy amounts of snow fall in southern parts of the UK.
NEW CASTLE AIRPORT:
At present, Newcastle Airport is open however significant snow has resulted in some disruption. Some changes in flights schedules, delays or late arrivals are also expected.
TIPS FOR TRAVELERS FLYING THIS WEEK:
Account for the extra time it will take to reach the Airport when planning your journey.
Keep extra supplies of drinking water, food with you road blocks can take longer.
To know the most recent status of your flights, please contact your airline before leaving home.
Most flight schedules can be checked online on airport or airline websites.
Some airlines are experiencing delays today due to snow disruption and arrivals may be diverted to operational airports (such as Gatwick flights landed in Manchester) so contact concerned airlines. Do not assume that if airport is closed flights may not be arriving in UK.
Affected passengers should contact their airline for more information about refund, re-routing or earliest departures.
by: Travelhouseuk
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