Heavy snowfall affects air travel in UK, Germany

Heavy snowfall has affected air travel in the UK and Germany. A number of airports in the UK closed their runways on Sunday due to heavy snow and ice, sources reported.

Many areas of UK were under snow and ice warnings on Sunday, including most of Northern Island, the majority of Scotland and a large part of central and northern England, according to the UK's Met Office. A yellow rain warning has been issued for almost all of Wales.

Manchester Airport said on Sunday morning that it had temporarily shut its runways due to heavy snow. In a post shared on social media, the airport said that staff members were on the ground to clear the snow from the runway, before the runway reopened around 9:45 am (local time), according to sources.

Liverpool's John Lennon Airport also temporarily shut its runway on Sunday morning due to snow, before reopening it at 10:15 am (local time). Newcastle International Airport said that flight schedules were disrupted due to "heavy and continuous snowfall."

Birmingham Airport had closed for several hours around midnight so that staff could clear the snow. However, it was later reopened on Sunday.