Over the weekend, snow fell on much of the UK leaving areas of Scotland, Yorkshire, the Lake District and more covered in a blanket of frost. Unfortunately, inclement weather tends to have a disruptive effect on airlines and a number of flights out of the country were cancelled.

Glasgow airport suspended flights on Sunday morning as forecasters warned that the temperatures were set to plunge even further and the airport was surrounded by snow. Unfortunately, among those devastated by the disruption was a group of children who were set to fly to Lapland to visit Father Christmas, reports the Independent.

The airport re-opened for flights at 10am on Sunday morning, but that meant the kids weren’t able to make it to Finland. While some cancelled flights took off several hours after the scheduled departure, one flight to Finland never left as it would have arrived in the snowy country after dark.

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Passengers claimed that children were left in tears due to the cancellation as they could not make it to Lapland – where Santa’s village helps little ones celebrate the festive season alongside the elves in their workshops, on sleigh rides and by meeting reindeer The airport has since resumed its regular service, but some holidaymakers were fuming.

One person, on X formerly known as Twitter, said: "The whole country knew it was going [to] snow, so why weren’t you prepared? You have caused misery [by] closing the runway, which has resulted in TUI cancelling the Lapland flight."

Another added: "Plane load of crying weans, due to see Santa in Lapland, leaving the airport now due to your total mismanagement."

A third said: "Definitely think staff at GLA would benefit from a trip to Canada to see how they manage to function when it's 10 inches of snow."

After re-opening the runways, Glasgow Airport said: "Our runway is now fully operational again and we are working with our airline partners and their handlers to resume flight schedules. Passengers should continue to contact their airlines for further info. Thank you to everyone affected for their patience and understanding."

Glasgow isn't the only airport that put out a warning to passengers. Yesterday, Manchester Airport also warned holidaymakers to keep an eye on their flights due to the snow. it said: "Our runway remains open but please check with your airline for up-to-date flight information and allow extra travel time today. The cold weather is here, but our teams are working hard to keep everyone safe and informed."

UK weather forecasts have also warned Brits that they may face the "coldest winter in a decade". Met Office reports state that there is a 'good chance that some rural communities could become cut off' and that power cuts were likely for mobile phone coverage, which could be affected.

Travel chaos may also be an issue we face this winter if snow and ice predictions come true. Drivers had to be rescued from their vehicles last night in Cumbria and a yellow warning for ice is in place today across Northern England, the Midland and Northern Wales as well as Scotland.

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