Heavy snow blights Britain's Christmas getawayNo arrivals at Heathrow and only a few flights out
But Gatwick open warning of widespread disruption
Roads treacherous as snow turns Thurs Black Ice
Weather Could stay on like this Until Christmas
Thousands more Christmas travelers were battling to Save Their Holiday Plans today as snow and ice Continued Thurs cause Havoc at airports and on the Roads.
Heathrow Airport - where Temperatures plunged to-5.2c overnight - has canceled all arrivals and only a few planes are due to fly out, Piling is more misery on the ITS CLOSURE yesterday.
This is despite the last snow in London yesterday morning and being a huge operation involving specialist Workers 50 and 60 snow-clearing vehicles, an each worth £ 250,000.
BA insisted That HAD ITS staff worked hard to clear snow and ice from aircraft Waiting to take off. But the airport operator BAA has BA Accused of failing Thurs Enough to invest in de-icing equipment.
Insiders claimed BA 'badly managed' the ground handlers. They Said That While BAA Employees worked round the clock Thurs keep the two runways open, BA's Workers were less willing Thurs put in the extra hours.
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