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With 18,000 cars expected on the roads, drivers are warned of black ice and congestion as traffic hits its peak tonight. One traveller tells Channel 4 News of his 4-day journey from Iraq to Scotland.
The Met Office predicts it will be “mainly dry” from Christmas Eve, as ferry companies tell Channel 4 News they have seen five times as many passengers as normal for this time of year.
As Britain battles a sixth day of travel chaos, Patrick Winters of Airfinance Journal looks at who pays for the snow delays, and how the airlines will fare.
For four days, Paul and Sarah Lomax kept Channel 4 News up to date with their nightmare attempt to spend Christmas in New York. Here is their story of the extraordinary situation at Heathrow.
Jon Snow
Snow chaos and the UK economy: I would suggest what I learned in my Economics A-level class – “psychology and timing are everything when it comes to management of an economy”, Jon Snow blogs.
As thousands struggle with the winter weather ahead of the Christmas holiday Channel 4 News tweeters have been sending in top tips and advice to beat the big freeze.
As Gatwick doubles its “snow fleet” to battle the big freeze, Channel 4 News discovers Heathrow reduced its snow defence budget by two-thirds despite forecasting record passenger numbers.
Forecasters say freezing weather conditions are likely to remain until after Christmas, as a passenger tells Channel 4 News there is “solidarity” in the airport queues.
Eurostar passengers are facing queues of more than five hours at King’s Cross St Pancras. People without tickets are being told they won’t be able to travel as snow and ice continue to cause problems.
Hundreds of thousands of people may not reach their Christmas destinations abroad because of the travel chaos in Britain and elsewhere in Europe. Channel 4 News looks at the full picture.
Rail passengers faced major travel disruption as the East Coast route linking London and Scotland was suspended, although the situation is likely to improve tomorrow, as Darshna Soni discovers.
Britain’s economy could be drained of more than £1bn a day as freezing temperatures persist and more snow falls, leaving retailers counting the cost of the disruption.
Severe weather and snow in the UK and Europe have grounded flights and caused travel chaos in the run-up to Christmas, with an “unprecedented” number of breakdowns, the AA tells Channel 4 News.