Planes have been diverted to Bournemouth Airport due to weather conditions at Heathrow on Sunday.
Airlines including British Airways, Aer Lingus and easyjet have flights from Nice, Prague, Milan, Geneva, Berlin and Cork diverted to Bournemouth.
Another British Airways flight from Krakow was also diverted.
It comes after a day of delays for passengers due to snow across most of the country.
Tennis star Boris Becker has hit out at Heathrow, after his wife was on one of the diverted flights.
Picking up my wife , she is coming from Berlin already with 3h delay ,now they have diverted plane to Bournemouth...#itscalledwinter
— Boris Becker (@TheBorisBecker) December 10, 2017
Another person said:
We are sitting on the plane at Bournemouth airport having been diverted from Heathrow.Awaiting news on what is going to happen now,left Prague nearly 2 hours late, not even a complimentary drink when we got on board. Come on BA sort this out 4 planes waiting at Bournemouth now
— Susan Llloyd (@LlloydSusan) December 10, 2017
@HeathrowAirport just been diverted to Bournemouth airport as Heathrow is completely shut down! Poor experience of being kept up to date! #whatsgoingon
— Laura Pinkstone (@LPinkstone) December 10, 2017
People are being advised to check with their airlines before leaving for the airport.
Sitting at Bournemouth airport on @British_Airways from Berlin after divert - nightmare situation not moved for a while ba flight staff doing their best but @HeathrowAirport you need to give us a slot
— Simon Price (@ht1703) December 10, 2017
Passengers are being kept on the planes rather than transferred to the terminal, it is understood.
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