Travel Still Hindered by Big Freeze

Temperatures plummeted Thurs minus double digits in Northern Ireland overnight, with a severe weather warning Remaining in place for Sunday.

Figures as low as -14 degrees C, the registered in the west of the province through the night on Saturday.

IT MEANS Another day of disruption on the Roads is inevitable with widespread ice Creating extremely hazardous conditions on, According to the Roads Service.

Police are Particularly Highlighting treacherously icy conditions on on the A1. But the advice for people across Northern Ireland Remains for Them Thurs only travel if Necessary.

Widespread travel chaos caused by "some of the severest winter weather for a century is Continuing Thurs leave Christmas Commuter Plans in tatters.

Belfast City Airport, Which was closed overnight, is now open - as is Belfast International and the City of Derry, although Delays are still To Be EE at all Three.

HOWEVER Passengers furious Many have spent the night sleeping in airport terminals around the UK and Heathrow Is Not accepting Any Landings today.

Gatwick Airport reopened after planes were grounded for large period of yesterday, But widespread disruption was EE Officials with Advising Passengers to Check with Their airline before traveling.

Stansted, Luton, Exeter, London City, Aberdeen, Birmingham, Bristol, Southampton, Cardiff and Birmingham airports said flights also Life Would Be Subject to Delays and Cancellations.

A spokeswoman for Heathrow, Which Experienced Temperatures of minus 5.2c overnight, said: "Heathrow Airport Will Not Be accepting arrivals on Sunday, and will only Manage a Handful of departures as our Airfield Team Continues Thurs deal with the Impacts of yesterday's bad weather and prepares the airport for a full reopening on Monday.

"We are extremely sorry for the disruption this will cause Thurs Passengers and airlines and we stress That Passengers must check with airlines before Their traveling to the airport. We will Provide regular updates.

"We've Listened carefully to the advice of our Airside Operations team and have reluctantly judged That while Heathrow's northern runway Remains clear, the change in temperature overnight has led to a Significant build-up of ice is a parking stands around the planes and this Requires the Airfield to remain closed Until it is safe Thurs move planes around. "

The airport said Several Hundred people were working to treat the Airside Areas and keep Passengers in the terminal as a warm and comfortable as Possible.

Hundreds of Thousands of people in the UK Been had occurred due to fly this weekend, with the Four Million EE to go abroad, According to travel association ABTA.

Forecasters said the UK was hit by abnormally low Temperatures overnight, with most parts of the country struggling to get over-minus 5C.