Severe Weather Shuts Down British Airports
While President Obama scoffed at Washington area schools closing because of snow last week, nearly all of Great Britain took a snow day on Monday after the biggest snowstorm in decades.
Men create a giant snowball in Kensington Gardens in London. (Ryan Pierse/Getty Images)
Even London's famed Underground had problems in the snow. The biggest news for travelers? The snow has severely disrupted flights in and out of London airports, with many short-haul flights cancelled and some long-haul ones seriously delayed.
Our best advice? If your travel plans this week include London, keep abreast of developments and check your flight status often. And try to resist suggesting that the Brits "apply some flinty Chicago toughness."
By Christina Talcott |
February 2, 2009; 4:38 PM ET
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Posted by: pamhh2 | February 4, 2009 4:37 PM
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DUHHHHHHHHHHHH! Can you please just end this blog? It's so bad. I just got back from London, and this is the best you could do? Watch the news and call the airline to see if the plane is leaving on time?
Couldn't you at least post some links to flight trackers? Or airport hotels? I ended up sleeping in the hotel because I didn't move fast enough to book a room. I used to depend on the Washington Post travel site for this sort of information, but I'm not wasting my time here anymore.