Feb5Written by:Paul Cronin
05/02/2012 13:06 
There were pre-emptive cancellations by BAA at Heathrow airport where around a third of flights were cancelled for the 5th February due to snow and freezing fog, though in spite of the cancellations there have still been flight delays of around 5 hours or more. Other UK airports such as Manchester, Newcastle and Birmingham are reporting flight delays. Other European airports are also reporting flight delays – in Paris and Toulouse in France and Geneva in Switzerland. Passengers should check with their airlines before setting out.
Europe’s recent cold spell this week has caused considerable disruption to flights, and road and rail transport . Snow has fallen as far south as Catalonia and also the Balearic Islands , though the cold front is moving north and will cause even further hardship to the Balkan countries and other parts of Eastern Europe as the temperatures have been very low – down as far as -30 Fahrenheit in the most affected areas such as Poland and Belarus.