Gatwick Airport: All the latest cancelled flights due to the ice on December 16

Gatwick had to temporarily close its runway today because of the freezing weather (Photo by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images)

A yellow weather warning for ice was issued by the Met Office until 11am Tuesday morning (December 13), following on from a warning of snow and ice from 4pm on Sunday, December 11, until 9am on Monday, December 12.

As much as 4cm of snow has been registered as falling in some parts of the county.

Gatwick Airport closed its runway for two hours to clear the snow on Sunday, with no flights leaving the terminals from 6pm till 8pm yesterday.

Passengers are advised to check flight status with their airline.

A Gatwick Airport spokesperson said: “The airport is open and flights are operating however snow and freezing weather is causing some delays and cancelations at the airport today. Passengers are advised to check flight status with their airline - and also local travel conditions - before departing for the airport.”

Here is a list of the flights cancelled at Gatwick Airport on Friday, December 16:

7:45am Vueling flight from Bilbao

8:20am Vueling flight from Barcelona

10am Tap Portugal flight from Porto

10:50am British Airways flight from Turin

12:20pm Vueling flight from Barcelona

12:20pm British Airways flight from Salzburg

2pm Vueling flight from Barcelona