Air Malta Gatwick flight in 12-hour delay

An Air Malta flight to Gatwick, due to have left Malta at 8.30 a.m. has been delayed for 12 hours as the London airport continues trying to cope with heavy snowfall.

Meanwhile an extra Gatwick flight, laid on after a flight was cancelled yesterday, left Malta at 9.30 a.m., some two and a half hours behind schedule, also because of the problems in Gatwick. Yesterday's flight was cancelled when the airport was closed. Two flights to Heathrow operated normally.

EasyJet, meanwhile, has cancelled its Gatwick-Malta flight, like it did yesterday. In all, the low cost airline cancelled more than 100 flights today.

Gatwick reopened late yesterday but overnight faced new problems at the gates, with some passengers having been kept on their planes at the airport for hours.

An Air Malta spokesman said it was hoped ways could be found for the delayed flight to leave Malta earlier.