RSOE EDIS - Situation Update No. 1 : United Kingdom - Snow Storm

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Situation Update No. 1 Posted:2009-12-18, 06:17:21 [UTC] Ref.no.: SS-20091218-24207-GBR Situation Update No. 1 On 2009-12-18 at 16:02:09 [UTC] Event: Snow Storm Location: United Kingdom England England-wide Situation: EasyJet’s flights from Gatwick has been cancelled and the Air Malta flight to Heathrow was delayed by several hours as severe weather wreaks havoc in the UK. Easyjet cancelled about 50 flights from Gatwick, Stansted and Luton airports but its flight from Newcastle was not affected. Gatwick airport was closed from 0015 until 0730 GMT but has now reopened, while Luton airport was shut until 1000h GMT. Heathrow and Stansted airports stayed open, but flights have been delayed. The Met Office in the UK issued severe snow warnings for London, the East Midlands and Yorkshire and Humber. Up to 20cm has already fallen in counties including Kent, Essex and Sussex and more is to come on Friday. The disruption will affect a number of Maltese families as schools break up and students begin their trek back to Malta for Christmas. Please DO NOT reply to this message: replies may be treated as errors and result in your subscription being deleted. If you have trouble or other queries, send email to havaria@rsoe.hu RSOE EDIS is operated by the National Association of Radio-Distress Signalling and Infocommunications (RSOE), Budapest, Hungary. Because of the complexity of this system and its dependence on other systems, we cannot be responsible for delays or failures in forwarding or transmission. You're receiving this AlertMail because you subscribed for the service. To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now. Contact: havaria@rsoe.hu