Ryanair and Jet2 issue warning to passengers due to ice and snow

Ryanair and Jet2 have warned passengers of potential issues caused by snow and ice which could disrupt flights.

It comes as a cold and wet front is sweeping across the UK, with fresh Met Office snow and ice warnings covering most of England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

A snow and ice warning is in place for most of the east coast of England from 6pm tonight until 10am tomorrow, while London, the South West, Midlands and most of Wales brace for icy conditions until Wednesday morning.

Footage shows people enjoying the sudden winter today – but the conditions are less ideal for travel on roads, rail and at airports.

The budget airlines gave a heads-up to passengers travelling to and from the UK over the coming days because of the wintery weather.

How could the weather affect UK flights?

Ice can cause trouble to the aircraft as well as runways and ground equipment.

Jet2 – which operates flights at 13 UK airports – said its operations team is ‘continually monitoring the UK forecast’ to give the most updated information on departures and arrivals today and tomorrow.

It said the Met Office has warned of wintery conditions impacting parts of the UK.

It said: ‘As usual, we plan to operate all our flights on schedule, however, there may be some disruption if the weather worsens. ‘

Passengers scheduled to fly with the airline should keep an eye on any direct alerts.

Jet2 said: ‘If your flight is disrupted, we’ll contact you via SMS and email.’

Ryanair told passengers they will be notified of any potential disruption and customers should check their Ryanair app for the latest flight updates.

It said it regrets ‘any inconvenience caused to passengers by these weather conditions, which are outside of Ryanair’s control,’ adding that the weather is affecting ‘all airlines.’

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