Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play.
Flights are suspended at Manchester Airport as Joanna Gosling reports
Heavy snowfall has forced flights at Manchester Airport to be suspended as wintry weather disrupts travel across northern England.
The airport said it hoped to resume services later and advised passengers to arrive as normal.
Elsewhere, hazardous driving conditions have been reported and hundreds of schools have been closed across the North.
Parts of Yorkshire, Derbyshire and the North East are the worst affected.
Click here for the latest on the Manchester Airport disruption
A Manchester Airport spokesperson said: "We have currently suspended all departures and arrivals for a short period of time, whilst we are in the process of clearing both runways of snow so we can resume operations as quickly as possible.
"The safety and security of all of our passengers is of paramount importance and we ask for them to come to the airport as normal but to check with their airline for any further update."
Passenger Charlotte Eames, who is travelling to Egypt from the airport, said she was sat on the plane for one hour before being told the plane would not leave.
"We have been told that earliest flight will be at 13:00 GMT. Snow ploughs are working and cleaning the runway. For now we are just waiting and have been given meal vouchers."
Sallie George, BBC News producer at Manchester Airport"We got on our flight this morning, which was due to set off to Newark at 09:15 GMT and we sat here for about half an hour and then were told both runways were closed for about an hour.
"Since then, the weather has got much worse. It's like a blizzard outside at the moment.
"They're keeping us well informed and we've had a few announcements, but the latest we were told was 11:30 before the runways reopen.
"The de-icing vehicles have been out this morning but I think they're really fighting a bit of a losing battle and the snow has settled.
"We have a nice selection of films, but most people are keeping an eye on the weather really, looking through the windows and chatting about what their arrangements will be if they are not able to make their destination or their connecting flights."
Several road accidents have closed main routes and snow and ice have disrupted bus and train services.
Some flights have been delayed and cancelled at Newcastle International Airport.
In Hunwick, County Durham, resident David Parry said a lorry caught on fire after sliding backwards down a hill.
"In trying to drive out of the position he had got stuck in, two tyres set on fire and the fire then spread to the truck itself," he said.
Schools across northern England have been closed, with 150 in West Yorkshire, about 80 in the Bradford area, 45 in east Lancashire, 40 in South Yorkshire, 34 in Cumbria and 20 in Manchester.
In the North West on the M62 several vehicles have been stuck in snow causing long delays.
In the North East between Consett and Tow Law, near Durham, driver Mark Litt said drifting snow had resulted in the road only being passable by motorists in four-wheel drive vehicles.
In Scotland, wintry weather is causing hazardous driving conditions and has led to more than 130 school closures.
In Northern Ireland, snow showers are continuing to affect the road network with motorists warned about the risk of ice on roads.
Laura Young, from the Met Office, said the deepest snow fell in Scotland, northern England and Northern Ireland with 9ins (23cm) falling at Tulloch Bridge in Inverness-shire, 8ins (21cm) at Glenanne in Armagh and 5ins (13cm) at Spadeadam in Cumbria.
Anda sedang membaca artikel tentang
Airport suspends flights due to snow
Dengan url
http://beritaberbagiceria.blogspot.com/2015/01/airport-suspends-flights-due-to-snow.html
Anda boleh menyebar luaskannya atau mengcopy paste-nya
Airport suspends flights due to snow
namun jangan lupa untuk meletakkan link
Airport suspends flights due to snow
sebagai sumbernya
0 komentar:
Posting Komentar