Tens of thousands of UK airline passengers have had their travel plans disrupted as flights are cancelled, while rail and road travellers face severe disruption due to snow and ice. The Met Office has issued amber warnings for parts of the country.
The East Coast Main Line, connecting London King's Cross with Yorkshire, northeast England and Scotland, is in disarray after a broken rail on the southbound line between Peterborough and Stevenage. National Rail says major disruption is expected until the end of the day. Grand Central, Hull Trains and LNER have cancelled multiple trains. LNER has cancelled all trains between Edinburgh and Aberdeen until 2pm on Tuesday, with no rail replacement transport available.
In Scotland, ScotRail trains on key lines in the north have been cancelled due to heavy and drifting snow. In north Wales, lines between Llandudno Junction and Blaenau Ffestiniog and between Machynlleth and Pwllheli are closed.
For flyers, mass cancellations to and from Amsterdam Schiphol airport have continued for a fourth day. Around 70 flights between the Dutch hub and UK airports on KLM have been cancelled, including routes to Aberdeen, Birmingham, Humberside, Leeds Bradford, London City and Norwich. EasyJet has grounded at least 16 flights to and from Amsterdam on Monday, while British Airways has cancelled 10 flights linking Heathrow and London City with Amsterdam.
Belfast International airport is experiencing severe disruption, with dozens of flights cancelled or diverted on Sunday evening. EasyJet cancelled two dozen domestic flights between Great Britain and Belfast International on Monday, and eight flights to and from Belfast City were grounded on Sunday night. Elsewhere, hundreds of easyJet passengers in Egypt are waiting to be flown home from Hurghada and Sharm El Sheikh after flights from Gatwick were cancelled due to air-traffic control restrictions and Greek airspace closure.
On the roads, Traffic Scotland has closed the A939 linking Nairn with the Grampians. On the A835 in northwest Scotland from Ullapool to Tore, motorists are advised to travel only if necessary. Translink in Northern Ireland warns bus passengers that snow and ice may lead to cancellations.
