Heavy snowfall closes Edinburgh Airport

The wintry weather has arrived early this year, with Britain experiencing its earliest snowfall in 17 years. In parts of Britain, particularly Scotland, the snow has created treacherous driving conditions. In parts, roads have been closed where they have become blocked by heavy snowfall.

Edinburgh Airport has been closed since last night and will remain so until further notice. With the big freeze set to last at least another week, how long will Edinburgh stay closed? To find out when Edinburgh Airport will reopen, visit their website for details.

In addition to Edinburgh Airport, there have been flight disruptions at Luton, Newcastle, Inverness, Glasgow, Derry and Durham-Tees Valley airports due to the cold weather.

Edinburgh Airport is advising travellers to contact their airlines for further information about how airport closures might affect their travel plans.

Even if the airport you are travelling from is open during the bad weather, you will need to consider your journey to the airport. Though runways might be clear at certain airports in Britain, roads to the airport might not be. Allow plenty of time to get to the airport and travel along main roads if you can, as they may be clearer than country roads.

For information about road closures in England, visit the Highways Agency website. For information about road closures in Scotland visit the Traffic Scotland website, or the Traffic Wales website for details of road closures in Wales.

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