THE runway at Glasgow Airport has reopened after severe weather caused more than 40 flights to be disrupted on Friday morning, operators said.
Freezing rain and snow caused chaos for travellers leaving or arriving at Glasgow Airport with many departures cancelled on Friday morning, while some arrivals were diverted to Edinburgh.
In total 22 flights due to depart the Renfrewshire airport were cancelled.
Crews battled to clear the runway through the night as ground temperatures reached lows of -10 degrees, Glasgow Airport said in a statement.
For more than three hours after midnight workers cleared the runway, the taxiing paths and pathways at the airport, operators said.
The runway reopened for use shortly after 11.30am on Friday and staff will work with airlines to resume flight schedules, an airport spokesman said.
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A spokesperson for Glasgow Airport said: “Our runway was cleared for operation shortly after 11.30am and we are now working with our airline partners to help resume their flight schedules.
“The winter operations team will remain in place and we will continue to monitor weather conditions.
“While adverse weather conditions can be disruptive and frustrating, the safety of our passengers and people must always come first.
"The airport’s winter operations team was deployed from midnight onwards ahead of the adverse weather conditions expected in the area.
“The airfield was subject to sustained and heavy snow for more than three hours and this was cleared, however, ongoing ground temperatures of between -6 and -10 coupled with intermittent rainfall resulted in flash freezing across areas of the runway, taxiways and pathways.
“We would like to thank our passengers for their continued patience and advise that they check with their airlines regarding the status of their flights.”
