The cancellations were made in advance and airport operators are urging people flying today to check their flight’s status with their airline before travelling to the airport.
Further delays and cancellations are expected as the wintery weather leads to other european airports to cancel flights.
“When there is low visibility, more space has to be left between aircraft.
“Many airports have plenty of spare runway capacity so aircraft can be spaced out more during low visibility without causing delays and cancellations.
“Because Heathrow operates at almost full capacity, there is simply no room to reschedule the delayed flights,” said Heathrow Airport Limited, the company that runs Heathrow airport.
The majority of the UK’s international airports are continuing to suffer disruption.
“It’s a tad galling when they say it’s due to visibility, because actually, it’s not is it?” said Chris, who had been due to fly from the UK on Saturday.
“Whose visibility? The planes? The controllers? How is it that the lack of visibility only affects one in ten flights? Have some pilots got better eyes?
“A more honest explanation would be something like, ‘sorry your flights are cancelled, but we’ve made the judgement not to invest in anti-snow infrastructure because it would cost us more than we’d lose from simply cancelling flights’.
“That’s the nub of it in reality. And who suffers, not the airport operator, not its shareholders, us passengers, dumped on, as per usual, again.”
Road closures have come into effect across the country, with many significant A roads closed altogether. Drivers are advised to check the Highways Agency’s website for traffic information before travelling.
In London commuters complained of poor information at stations.
“I was told my train from Canonbury to Shoreditch High Street was suspended, but then it turned up two minutes later. Even when they’re being good TfL often find a way to make themselves appear inept,” said Clarke Davies, a banker from Stoke Newington.
