Snow and heavy winds bring travel disruption with airport runways shut
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Snow and heavy winds have brought travel disruption as temperatures plummeted to minus 11C overnight. Large parts of the UK continue to face yellow weather warnings for snow and ice on Thursday, with another “very cold night” expected. Commuters suffered travel disruption, with rail lines and airport runways closed.
Manchester Airport was forced to close both its runways on Thursday morning “due to significant levels of snow” having fallen. It said teams were working hard to clear them “as quickly as possible”. Transport for Wales has also closed some rail lines in the country due to track damage following a period of “heavy wind, rain and snow”.
Buses are replacing trains between Llandudno Junction and Blaenau Ffestiniog until at least Monday. A fault with the signalling system is also causing major disruption between Crewe and Wilmslow, affecting Avanti West Coast, CrossCountry, Northern and Transport for Wales services.
Great Western Railway said flooding means the line between Liskeard and Looe in Cornwall is closed. Significant travel disruption was also caused by the snow in Devon and Cornwall on Wednesday, with some roads closed and motorists stationary for “long periods of time”, a joint statement from Devon and Cornwall Police and Devon County Council Highways said.
