Stansted shuts runway as London airports hit by snow

Stansted temporarily shut its runway at around 9.30pm on Sunday for snow clearing, although the airport remained open to passengers. The runway was open again on Monday morning (12 December).

"London Stansted remains fully open and operational. However, the continued cold weather may still impact your journey," said the airport in a tweet issued shortly before 8.30am on Monday.

Gatwick, Heathrow and Luton, meanwhile, warned of the potential for disruption following a Met Office yellow warning for snow and ice, which remains in place until 9am on Monday which much of the capital waking up to a blanket of snow.

There is also a yellow warning for snow and ice in western Scotland, and yellow warnings for ice and fog in Northern Ireland, across much of northern England and the Midlands, including for Manchester and Birmingham, and parts of the West Country.

Manchester airport shut its runways for around two hours on Saturday morning (10 December) owing to "heavy snowfall".