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London’s Heathrow Airport is at the ____________ of criticism for its virtual shutdown during recent ____________ snow in England. Heathrow is one of the world’s busiest airports, yet it failed to ____________ with snowfall of 9 centimetres, even 3 days after the snow fell. Airport authorities cancelled more than 3,200 flights, leaving thousands of ____________ passengers stranded in the terminal buildings. The situation is made worse as the Christmas holiday ____________ is one of the busiest times of the year for air travel. What has been frustrating travelers most is the ____________ of flight information and basics like food and water. Passengers who have ____________ days sleeping on the airport floor are perplexed as to why only one third of flights are leaving, mainly long ____________, when there has been no snow for three days.
Colin Matthews, chief ____________ of British Airports Authority, is facing a ____________ of criticism over this problem. Mr Matthews could not give any real answers to journalists’ questions about the ____________. He said in an interview with BBC radio: "I am really sorry…We are going to crawl over every ____________ of these last few days when we've got every passenger in the right place.” Britain’s Prime Minister David Cameron has added his ____________ that the airport should not come to a standstill because of snow. He said: “I'm frustrated on ____________ of all those affected that it's taking so long for the situation to improve.” Mr Cameron ____________ the help of Britain’s Army to help clear the snow from the runways, but the airport ____________, saying they already have 200 volunteers.
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London’s Heathrow Airport is at the centre of criticism for its virtual shutdown during recent heavy snow in England. Heathrow is one of the world’s busiest airports, yet it failed to deal with snowfall of 9 centimetres, even 3 days after the snow fell. Airport authorities cancelled more than 3,200 flights, leaving thousands of frustrated passengers stranded in the terminal buildings. The situation is made worse as the Christmas holiday season is one of the busiest times of the year for air travel. What has been frustrating travelers most is the lack of flight information and basics like food and water. Passengers who have spent days sleeping on the airport floor are perplexed as to why only one third of flights are leaving, mainly long haul, when there has been no snow for three days.
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