The heavy snowfall that fell this morning across much of Great Britain has affected means of transport, departing dozens of delays or cancellations at the airport From London. It highways and railways were also affected due to the storm and it is expected that total normality will not continue for several days.
Dozens passengers stuck at the airport London, where snow forced the temporary closure of Stansted airport, and caused flight delays at Heathrow and Gatwick, according to British authorities.
Stansted Tracks, just outside London, has it reopen after closing until 04.00 am (Spanish peninsula time), while the Weather Service (Met, for its English acronym) and the London ambulance service have warned motorists of the risks of snow, ice and fog.
“Lots of snowfall in London last night ��️
The conditions may be challenging, with slippery and slippery paths and roads. Please be careful, and check https://t.co/CAllLw6Qgi advice to stay healthy this winter.
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As reported by the British newspaper Daily Mail, flights at London’s Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted airports experienced severe disruptions. left on the ground and had to be diverted dozens of flights to other cities.
The airport has warned passengers via social networks of possible flight delays and asked them to check with the airline about their status and the weather forecast before leaving for the airport.
For their part, airlines have also informed passengers about flight conditions and their delay and cancellation policies through their social networks, ensuring that they the team “worked hard to minimize disruption to clients”.
However, and given the seriousness of the interruption, the airline users affected by delays and cancellationshave shown their dissatisfaction with the response of various companies through social networks, censuring the lack of information and personnel.
The Spaniards are stuck at Stansted
This is the case for dozens of Spaniards remain stuck at London’s Stansted Airport, which is used mainly by Ryanai airlinesr, and which suffered greatly from bad weather. According to passengers, the icy weather was to be expected, which is why they blamed the airport and airlines for their inability to clear the snow runway and anticipate the situation.
Some passengers have allegedly had been trapped on the plane at its home airport for several hoursbecause they had been cleared to depart and then they were told they could not depart due to the bad condition of the tracks.
Andrea, a Spaniard who was stuck at Stansted airport, said that at La Hora de La 1, around 09.00 this morning they had managed to reach the Ryanair counter, after standing in line since midnight last night. “Nobody attended to us, they didn’t give us food or drink […] They kicked us off the plane because the runway was frozen, everything was snowing and we were on the plane from 8.30pm to 11.30pm when they let us out and let us go back to the terminal,” he told TVE.
As reported on TVE, Andrea, like many other passengers, was at work this Monday and had to inform him that he was unable to attend, although for the time being He didn’t know how or when he could return to Spain.
It passengers reported that no one from the company contacted them also did not offer any accommodation for the night despite being with children, the elderly and pregnant women who had to stand in long lines to sleep at the airport.
In addition, the passengers who have flights back to Spain this Sunday are with the company Ryanair lashed out at the company offering them as the only solution for them to find their own flights in the online application, but until Saturday there is no return flight. Another proposed option is to fly to another destination and then be able to take the rented vehicle to your destination.
Metro and rail lines were affected by the snow
Heavy snowfall also causes lots of traffic accidents during the day on sundaysbecause many drivers face bad road conditions.
It Authorities have advised drivers in the North West of England to adjust their driving habits to freezing conditions over the weekend and coming out only when absolutely necessary, the BBC reported, especially in areas where the heaviest snowfall was recorded in London, the southeast and southwest regions of England, central England and Northern Ireland.
Also, some metro lines have been affected by the station closures and the non-operative part.
The UK Met Office has issued a severe weather warning in effect until 9am this Monday (local time), warning of possible road and rail travel delays.
British authorities have asking riders to only get out if absolutely essentialespecially in the London area, southeast and southwest England, central England and Northern Ireland, where the heaviest snowfall was recorded.
In London, some Metro lines were affected by the snow, with stations closed and sections of the line not operating, while railway lines, such as those in the south-east of England, are also experiencing rail suspensions.
In Birmingham, central England, four children had to be hospitalized last night after being rescued from a frozen lake. According to the Central England Ambulance Service, the children appeared to be playing in the frozen lake at Babbs Mill Park, but the ice broke and the children fell into the water.
In its latest forecast update, the Met Weather Service has issued a new snow and ice advisory for northern Scotland and north west England which will start at 00:00 this Tuesday.
“A #snow and #Ice alerts across northern Scotland and north-east England have been updated from 12:00 a.m. Tuesday
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— MetOffice (@metoffice) December 12, 2022
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