Stansted temporarily shut its runway at around 9.30pm on Sunday for snow clearing, although the airport remained open to passengers. The runway was open again on Monday morning (12 December).

"London Stansted remains fully open and operational. However, the continued cold weather may still impact your journey," said the airport in a tweet issued shortly before 8.30am on Monday.

Gatwick, Heathrow and Luton, meanwhile, warned of the potential for disruption following a Met Office yellow warning for snow and ice, which remains in place until 9am on Monday which much of the capital waking up to a blanket of snow.

There is also a yellow warning for snow and ice in western Scotland, and yellow warnings for ice and fog in Northern Ireland, across much of northern England and the Midlands, including for Manchester and Birmingham, and parts of the West Country.

Manchester airport shut its runways for around two hours on Saturday morning (10 December) owing to "heavy snowfall".

According to the BBC, Gatwick temporarily closed one of its runways shortly before 6pm on Sunday. It reopened at 8pm. However, this resulted in a number of flights being delayed or cancelled, with nearly 30 diverted to other airports.

Elsewhere, more than 50 flights were cancelled at Heathrow on Sunday due to air traffic control restrictions attributed to freezing fog, limiting aircraft movements.

Heathrow confirmed at 7.20am on Monday morning the airport was open and operational, but that there had been "a number of weather-related delays and cancellations".

Luton warned of the potential for disruption, advising passengers to arrive in good time.

All passengers are advised to check with their airline before travelling to their departure airport.