preparing for the match. thank you foryourtime. it s preparing for the match. thank you for your time. it s going to be great this evening. more on the snow disruption now, and tens of thousands of airline passengers have had their travel plans disrupted by the closure of manchester airport this morning due to a heavy snowfall. both runways at the airport, which is the third busiest in the uk, were closed for several hours, and dozens of flights have been diverted or cancelled. the runways have now reopened but disruption is expected for the rest of the day. simon calder, travel correspondent of the independent, has been following events. very simply, the airport closed both its runways shortly before 9am and this was due to heavy snowfall. of course, the airport stresses that safety is absolutely paramount, they will not operate while there is any risk to people, and therefore,
hello and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. i m ben boulos. we start here in the uk, where our screens have been full of pictures of miles of traffic queues as thousands of holiday makers have been stuck trying to make their way across the channel to france in recent days. the latest reports say the situation is easing, with the gridlock seen at the port of dover and the eurotunnel entrance at folkestone beginning to move more normally. but for many, the experience has been one of high stress and exhaustion not really how you want to start your family getaway. now blame has been thrown around, with the uk blaming french border staff and france pointing to the effects of brexit. butjust how damaging is all this? to help me through all this, with me is the independent s travel correspondent simon calder. do you think this will put people off, long term taking
to some services. let s speak now to the independent s travel correspondent simon calder. simon, how s it looking this morning? we were kings cross yesterday morning and it was a nightmare. how are things looking rush hour? i am sor to are things looking rush hour? i am sorry to say. are things looking rush hour? i am sorry to say, know are things looking rush hour? i am sorry to say, know better. overnight network sorry to say, know better. overnight network rail and el ner, the main operator network rail and el ner, the main operator from london king s cross to yorkshire operator from london king s cross to yorkshire and to tyneside and scotland yorkshire and to tyneside and scotland said there will be no services scotland said there will be no services at all this morning and white services at all this morning and while it services at all this morning and while it is services at all this morning and while it is hoped that they may be restored while it is hoped tha
are trying to figure out how to rebook. there s no one really kind of assisting in trying to help us figure out how to get home. i see my flight s canceled. i m not making any more plans for travel. all right, we will get to the migrant story in a second, but we are in the middle of the busiest holiday travel weekend of the year so far. i know that that testimony you just heard sounds very familiar to a lot of you. airports are in absolute chaos after thousands of flights were canceled in the late this week. in a letter sent tuesday, bernie sanders urged people to judge to take action, including requiring airlines to issue refunds for passengers who flights are delayed for more than an hour. seriously, why is it so hard to travel these days. joining me now to talk about this is charles liotta, he s the president cofounder of travelers united, and davy sutton, she is a travel correspondent. davey, i want to start with you.