Wintry weather affects Ryanair and EasyJet flights to and from Essex airport as some passengers wait eight hours to reclaim baggageHundreds of people were forced to spend the night at Stansted airport as wintry conditions hit, causing dozens of flights to be cancelled or delayed. Snow and ice affected Ryanair and EasyJet flights to and from the airport, as well as more services at Liverpool and London Luton airports. Samir Hussein (@samhussein) Stansted Airport a disgrace. The airport advised people to check their flight’s status before leaving home and not to travel if it was cancelled. EasyJet apologised as it confirmed it had had to cancel eight flights to and from Stansted airport and said another three had been diverted to nearby airports.

Source: The Guardian December 28, 2017 09:30 UTC