Philip Hammond, the Transport Secretary, made a statement to the Commons last night, telling MPs he had instructed his officials to work with BAA to ensure that Heathrow would not come to a halt in future in the event of more heavy snow. As the row intensified, David Cameron was forced to deny that he had failed to get to grips with the impact of the extreme weather that has paralysed much of the countrys transport network.
The Prime Minister blamed the exceptionally severe conditions.
In other developments:
The AAs breakdown service reported its busiest day in its 105-year history, with temperatures so low that gritting salt was useless. The AA attended 30,000 calls, three times the number for a usual Monday
Forecasters predicted record low temperatures on Thursday of -26C. Heathrow was expecting a further 5cm of snow last night and Gatwick 10cm
Thousands of Eurostar passengers formed a queue 1.2 miles long as they waited up to seven hours to board trains at St Pancras station
Trains on the East Coast Main Line between London and Leeds and London and York were cancelled. No trains ran between Birmingham New Street and Coventry.
BAA, which is controlled by the Spanish company Ferrovial, said yesterday that two thirds of flights from Heathrow would be cancelled until 6am tomorrow at the earliest.
A spokesman said: Passengers should anticipate further delays and cancellations in the following days and potentially beyond Christmas Day.
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