Snow to Cause More Flight Delays

More snow is likely to mean further delays for passengers 

 

Passengers at Heathrow Airport face further delays on Sunday with about 20% of flights due to be cancelled as more snow is expected.

More than 100 flights were cancelled on Saturday after hundreds of passengers spent the night in the airport on Friday night, reports the BBC.

Many complained about a lack of information from the authorities.

Between 2-6cm is forecast for Sunday - meaning poor visibility and reducing capacity, the airport said.

Snow at other European airports could also contribute to cancellations.

Details of which flights will be cancelled at Heathrow will be announced by airlines when they have finalised their schedules.

British Airways (BA), Air France, Aer Lingus, Lufthansa and TAP Portugal flights have been affected.

Latest forecasts showed a "high probability of around 2-6cm of accumulating snow and low visibility at periods throughout the day," a Heathrow spokesman said.

-culled from BBC

"This will reduce the capacity of the airport and without action would cause significant disruption to passengers and flights."

BA has already apologised to customers saying it was doing everything it could to help those whose flights have been disrupted by the weather.

More than 400 flights were cancelled on Friday and passengers complained about being keep on board aircraft for several hours awaiting take-off and then being unable to collect their luggage.

On its website on Sunday, the airport warned travellers to expect further revised flight times and urged them to check with their airline before setting out.

"As snow is forecast for today [Sunday], the flight schedule has been revised to reduce the number of flights operating and allow passengers more time to adjust their travel plans."