An extra Air Malta flight to London Gatwick to take passengers stranded after a flight cancellation yesterday has been delayed for a further two hours as heavy snowfall continues to hinder operations at London's second airport.

The flight was due to leave at 7 a.m. today. Yesterday's flight cancellation was caused by the closure of Gatwick airport.. Air Malta was however able to operate its two flights to London Heathrow.

EasyJet cancelled its Gatwick flight yesterday and has done so again today. (It has cancelled a total of 65 international and domestic flights today).

A Thomson flight from Malta to Manchester, due to have left Malta at 1.50 last night is now not expected to depart before 3 p.m. - Manchester being the worst affected airport by the weather.

Gatwick reported fresh problems at its gates this morning, with some passengers stranded on planes for hours before disembarking.

Air Malta said it offered free re-booking to passengers booked on yesterday's cancelled flight. Some were able to take flights to Heathrow.

"As a value focused airline Air Malta extends its support to its passengers in such circumstances and tries to minimise the inconveniences by limiting disruptions whilst offering alternatives where interruptions in services are necessary. Other airlines simply cancelled flights without giving their clients any alternatives," the airline said.

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