Bristol escapes latest snow storm

Flights to and from Bristol International Airport were cancelled and diverted on Monday night because of heavy snow.

But by Tuesday morning the snow had cleared from the city.

Both Severn bridges were closed but have also reopned.

At Bristol Airport evening flights to Edinburgh, Newcastle, Brussels and Dublin were cancelled, although other flights to Newquay and Plymouth were able to take off.

Incoming flights were being diverted to Cardiff, Birmingham, Gatwick and Manchester, and one flight from Frankfurt was turned back to Germany.

The airport reopened on Tuesday morning.

The snow also affected bus services in Bristol on Monday night, with First cancelling a number of services including the Bristol Flyer airport link.

Company spokeswoman Suzannah Marsh said the snow had caused “major disruption.

Bristol had been forecast to be badly affected by the latest snow storm, but most of the problems are in south Wales.

The Bristol, Bath and Somerset region has, however, been warned of flooding problems.