UK weather latest: Passengers in the South-west stranded by the snow after airport closures

Exeter, Bristol and Cardiff airports see mass cancellations

Travellers in Wales and the West of England are the latest to find their journeys thwarted by extreme weather.

The entire day's flights have been cancelled at Exeter International Airport, though prospective passengers have had problems finding out because the airport’s website has been out of action.

At Bristol airport, where 90 per cent of flights were cancelled on Thursday, a similar proportion have been axed today. Thomas Cook and Ryanair are aiming to operate a handful of departures and arrivals.

Newquay airport is open, though with delays and cancellations - notably to Dublin, where airlines have abandoned services all day.

Flybe has cancelled all flights to and from Cardiff airport. The airport is currently closed.

Arriva Trains Wales cancelling all services except the North Wales line. The train operator said: “Following further deterioration of weather conditions overnight, and despite considerable effort by railway, unfortunately both Arriva Trains Wales and Network Rail have had to take the difficult decision to cancel all services in the southern part of Wales.

“As a result, customers are advised not to attempt to travel.”

The company running trains west from London Paddington, GWR, is running a skeleton service on some lines, while other routes are suspended.

A limited high-speed service is running between London, Bristol and the North Cotswolds, though GWR is advising passengers not to travel on the route. Services between Reading and Gatwick, Cardiff and Portsmouth, and Bristol and Weymouth are suspended.

South Western Railway has closed the lines across Somerset, Wiltshire and Dorset from London via Salisbury to Exeter, and from Bournemouth to Weymouth. In addition, a number of commuter lines in and out of London Waterloo are suspended.

With freezing rain turning road surfaces into ice rinks, National Express has cancelled all services in Devon, Cornwall and South Wales. The coach operator said: “Our number one priority is to keep our passengers and staff safe at all times so we are closely monitoring conditions and responding appropriately.

“Our teams are working to contact as many affected passengers as we can as quickly as possible.”

First Bus in the West of England said: “Road conditions are currently too dangerous to run any buses.”