Heathrow and Gatwick Airport delays: Latest updates on major London airports as heavy snow causes flight cancellations and delays

Airports including Manchester, Birmingham and Bristol temporarily closed over the weekend due to heavy snow. Major London airports including Heathrow and Gatwick remained open, and are still open today (Thursday 9 January).

Flights are operating as normal from the two major London airports today, however some are disrupted. On Sunday night (6 January) there was a 24.7C disparity between the highest and lowest temperatures across the UK.

In Loch Glascarnoch in Scotland, temperatures dropped as low as -13.3C, while in St James's Park in London, they reached as high as 11.4. The Met Office said it was "definitely unusual to have such an extreme difference and to see such a stark contrast" in temperatures when discussing the weekend's disparities.

Heathrow Airport

Listed below are all the cancelled flights from the airport today (Thursday 9 January).

Departures:

• 10:20am flight to Helsinki - cancelled
• 10:40am flight to Dallas Fort Worth - cancelled
• 12:10pm flight to Austin - cancelled
• 19:00pm flight to New York City - cancelled

Arrivals:

There are no cancelled arrival flights today.

Gatwick Airport

There are no cancelled departure flights today.

Arrivals:

• 09:00 flight from Tampa - cancelled