Flight delays are expected from London's Stansted and Luton airports on Wednesday after runways were closed due to snowfall and freezing conditions.
London's third largest airport, Stansted, closed its only runway for around three hours on Wednesday to clear about an inch of snow which fell overnight in southern England.
Around 40 flights were cancelled with many more likely to be delayed.
Ryanair, the largest airline at Stansted, said it expects to resume flights from the airport at around 1000 GMT but that the majority of its services from Stansted on Wednesday could be delayed.
Single runway Stansted, which is predominantly a low-cost leisure and holiday airport, moves around 18 million passengers a year.
Smaller Luton airport, was forced to close its only runway for an hour on Wednesday.
Aberdeen airport in Scotland also closed briefly on Wednesday but London's Heathrow, Gatwick and City airports said they were operating as usual.
Source: uk.reuters.com
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