FOLLOWING more heavy snow overnight and with forecasts of further snow, Gatwick will remain closed until at least 06h00 on December 3.
There will be no flights arriving or departing today and passengers can expect further disruption, delays and cancellations as long as the severe weather continues. Passengers should not travel to the airport today, those scheduled to fly tomorrow should check with their airline before travelling to the airport.
Meanwhile Edinburgh Airport advised that the airport is currently closed due to heavy snowfall and that it will advise on any changes. Passengers are urged to contact their airline before travelling to the airport.
Extreme weather conditions and flight disruptions have also been issued to and from the UK and Europe.
Due to the weather conditions in the UK and Northern France, Eurostar is also running a revised timetable on December 2.
Eurostar is advising customers to postpone and rearrange their journeys. For those customers who decide not travel, they can either exchange or refund their ticket within 60 days for travel within 90 days through their original point of sale.
A reduced number of services will run from all destinations and can be found on the revised timetable below. Please note the early morning and late evening trains have been cancelled so travellers booked on these should check-in for one of the services below.
Customers wishing to travel are advised to turn up at the station for their original booked train and they will be accommodated on the next available service. Travellers booked on late evening services that have been cancelled, are advised to arrive after 12h00. Eurostar will try to allocate seating on another service as per the revised timetable. Please note however that very limited capacity will be available and therefore if travellers are able to postpone or cancel their journeys they are strongly advised to do so.
Severe snow warnings have also been issued for Scotland and north-east, eastern and south-east and south-west England.
The UK Met Office has issued heavy snow warnings for the North East, Yorkshire and Humber, East, London and the South East, and South West England.
Airline advisories: AC, AF, BA, KLM
Air Canada (AC) Daily outlook
Europe Forecasted adverse winter storm conditions could impact flights throughout the day at these airports:
Frankfurt (FRA)
London (LHR)
Paris (CDG)
Munich (MUC)
Brussels (BRU)
Copenhagen (CPH)
Zurich (ZRH)
Montreal (YUL); Ottawa (YOW) and Toronto (YYZ) – Flights may be impacted throughout the day by forecasted strong wind conditions and subsequent Air Traffic Control restrictions.
Visit aircanada.com for updated information.
Air France (AF) – Flight operation news
Bad weather conditions in France and Europe on 02 December 2010
Due to bad weather conditions in several areas in France and Europe, some of AF flights may be delayed mainly to and from Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG) and Paris Orly (ORY).
For updated information, please check the “Flight & Destination information” at www.airfrance.com.
British Airways (BA) – Travel news
Extreme weather conditions are causing flight disruption in the UK and Europe
Shorthaul flights to and from London Gatwick and Edinburgh are cancelled until midday Thursday 02 December.
Flights from other airports are also experiencing cancellations and disruption. BA is monitoring the situation closely.
Visit ba.com for updated information.
KLM (KL) – Flight disruptions
Weather conditions in Europe
Due to weather conditions in several areas in Europe on 2 December 2010, some of KLM flights to several destinations in Europe may be delayed or cancelled.
Due to severe weather (snow), the airports of Edinburgh (EDI) and London Gatwick (LGW) will be closed until Thursday morning. Delays and/or airport closures due to snow fall are expected for the UK-region, the south of Germany and Switzerland.
KLM apologises for the inconvenience, caused by circumstances beyond their control. Please check the arrival/departure information for the latest flight status.
Visit klm.com for updates.