UK airports closed due to snow: Which airports are closed and open today after weekend of travel and flight disruption

Manchester Airport has announced yesterday morning (Thursday 9 January) that it had closed and suspended all flights. The airport posted on X, formerly Twitter, that its runways are “temporarily closed due to significant levels of snow, as our teams work hard to clear them as quickly as possible”.

The airport re-opened around an hour after the announcement and is still open as normal today (Friday 10 January). Bristol Airport announced on Tuesday morning (7 January) that it had closed due to the weather. The airport was forced to suspend all of its flights after snow battered the area, sparking major travel chaos - with passengers facing delays for several hours.

In a post shared on X, formerly Twitter, Bristol Airport wrote: "Passenger announcement, due to the ongoing weather conditions all flights have been currently suspended until 07:30, further announcements will be made once information is available." The airport later confirmed all flights had resumed in a follow up tweet which read: "Passenger announcement, all flights are now operating, for latest information please refer to your airline."

Currently all UK airports are open. Passengers are told that they should expect further delays and disruption today. Flights travelling into Leeds Bradford Airport were diverted on Sunday night as the cold weather continued.

Icy conditions and poor visibility meant passengers were diverted to airports across the country, including Liverpool, Birmingham and East Midlands. Flights out of the airport were also being impacted, with several departures delayed for a number of hours.

Airport bosses and airlines are urging people to check before arriving at airport. A statement from Leeds Bradford Airport, said: "Our teams have been working overnight to clear the runway. Most of last night’s arrivals were diverted, our airline partners need to reposition aircraft and crew back to LBA before resuming today’s flight schedule.”