UK flights delayed and cancelled due to cold snap

Passengers face delays and cancellations at different airports in the United Kingdom on Monday after snow, ice and freezing fog swept the country.

Gatwick and Stansted airports closed their runways on Sunday due to the bad weather. 

Flights have since resumed but many have been cancelled or pushed back.

A yellow weather warning is in place for Scotland, Northern Ireland, much of England and parts of Wales, with disruption set to continue.

Trains have also been delayed and drivers warned to take care after several motorway accidents.

Passengers travelling to UK airports have been urged to check their travel plans and flight status with their airline before setting off.

A total of 316 flights were cancelled across Heathrow, Gatwick, Manchester, Stansted, Glasgow, Belfast International and Bristol airports over the weekend, roughly 11 per cent of all scheduled flights, according to aviation analytics firm Cirium.

About 37 flights were cancelled from Gatwick before lunchtime on Monday, with EasyJet the worst affected airline. Over 40 flights had also been cancelled at Stansted.

London City Airport said it was "experiencing some disruption this morning" due to aircraft being out of position after the "significant amount of cancellations" on Sunday night.

Edmund O'Leary told the BBC he was stranded in Malta after his return flight to Gatwick with British Airways was cancelled twice.

He said that he hoped to have an idea by Monday evening when he would be able to return to the UK.

Although he felt communication had been poor, he said the British Airways staff on the ground were very helpful in terms of sorting out accommodation on Sunday night for passengers.

About 50 flights were cancelled at Heathrow on Monday, after freezing fog resulted in air traffic control restrictions on the number of aircraft that could land and depart per hour over the weekend.