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A stretch of Kimpton Road, Luton, will be closed to traffic and pedestrians for essential bridge works connected with the Luton Dunstable Busway. The closure will be in operation from 10pm on Friday 6th May until late on Sunday 9th May. A traffic diversion route will be fully signposted. Please allow extra time to travel [...]

Leeds Bradford Airport is open. However adverse weather conditions are causing some disruption to flight schedules. We recommend you contact your airline or tour operator and check the status of your flight before arriving at the airport. You can also check the latest flight information by clicking onto our arrivals and departures page. Please allow [...]

Reality of a White Christmas As the odd rain shower begins to melt the snow around the UK and airports are becoming less concerned about the weather, people are already looking forward to spring while our neighbours over the Atlantic Ocean are having a nightmare. Similar to the criticism of UK authorities got for their [...]

Passengers ‘Misled’ Over EU Obligations After thousands of passengers were left stranded due to the ‘big freeze’ some airlines are being warned about their apparent ‘unacceptable treatment of passengers’ during the December chaos. The Civil Aviation Authority has investigated the actions of several major airlines and written to them to discuss any EU-enforced obligations that [...]

Updates on Delays, Cancellations and Closures The morning has started quite steady for airports, UK travellers have cause for optimism. While heavy snow and icy weather isn’t yet on the decline, air travel is OK and most flights are running on time throughout the UK major airports. With more snow due to come over the [...]

Runway Reopens To Allow Passengers To Finally Make It Home For Christmas Passengers have awoken to a glimmer of home this morning as Heathrow Airport has announced that they are reopening their second runway. This means that hundreds of the air travellers stuck in the airport will finally be on their way home or abroad [...]

Severe Weather Returns As expected there has been heavy snow fall over the weekend and icy weather has returned to the whole of the UK causing its fair share of disruption in the travel industry. Throughout Europe there is a long list of flight delays and cancellations at many of the continents major airports. Here [...]

Heathrow Snow Update: A spokesman for Heathrow has issued an apology to passengers left stranded by the show after it announced that all BA short haul flights from the airport have been cancelled. More snow is on the way with staff struggling to clear the one runway that is still open. British Airways cancelled all [...]

Flight Delays and Cancelations Already it appears that the severe weather coming up to the weekend is having affects on flights across the UK. Wherever you are flying from or which airline you are using, it is advised that you check online or call information hotlines in order to get the most recent update. The [...]

Oh Snow, Not Again! Already the threat of snow has become a hugely discussed and reported issue, so much so that many of us are tired about hearing about it, but unfortunately it won’t be going away anytime soon. It appears that another bout of heavy snow is set for the shores of the UK [...]

Airports on Standby for More Travel Delays Britain is bracing itself for another onslaught of Arctic conditions as another wave of snow and ice is set to hit the country over the next few days. Snow has already started falling this morning with airports, rail companies and breakdown services already on standby. Temperatures plummeted overnight [...]

Rail and Flight Disruption Ahead It seems that many people have become regular visitors to the Met Office website in order to keep aware of and on top of preparations as far as heavy snow goes. As the weekend comes nearer it is expected that snow will start to fall more and more with the [...]

Snow Forecast It appears just as the worst of the heavy snow from the past few weeks has melted, yet more is due to be on its way! The freezing temperatures, bitter winds and snowfall are set to return to various areas throughout the UK and will likely once more cause havoc. The north of [...]

From Sand to Snow It seems the British troops are having to turn their efforts to domestic issues during the coming winter in the UK. The idea to draft the army in was made after roads aren’t been cleared quickly enough, which as a result has an effect on everyday life. Places in Scotland have [...]

Air Traffic Strike Postponed Over Festive Break Spanish air controllers have agreed to postpone any further strike action until after the Christmas period, enabling passengers looking to travel over the festive break to breathe a sigh of relief. Airlines are currently in the process of returning back to normal service after thousands of passengers were [...]

Two Ends of the Spectrum The severe snowfall throughout the UK has caused all sorts of problems with various forms of transport. Domestic rail companies have had to reduce services as a result of poor weather, which is affecting commuters. Again, there are many airports closing for safety reasons. With all of the UK’s airports [...]