Manchester and Liverpool Airports have closed runways as workers try to clear heavy overnight snowfall.
The Met Office has issued rare amber weather warnings for snow and ice bringing a risk to life for some people amid temperatures as low as -10°C this weekend.
It’s proved too much for Bristol Airport, which has already diverted 17 flights to other airports in Cardiff, Birmingham and London.
An easyJet flight has even been diverted 400km away to Newcastle.
Meanwhile, there have been a ‘number of collisions’ on the M5 motorway between Weston-super-Mare and Taunton in nearby Somerset.
Emergency plans have been activated as a three day weather warning for snow and ice comes into force across the UK.
Britain is bracing for temperatures as cold as -10°C with more than a foot of snow expected to land.
A rare amber health alert is already in place for all of England as officials fear the weather will place a strain on medical services.
Yellow weather warnings have also been upgraded to amber over fears rural communities will be cut off.
