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Last Updated: Thursday, 10 August 2006, 11:14 GMT 12:14 UK
Airport alert: Your pictures

A departures screen showing cancelled flights at Heathrow Teminal Two

Heathrow shop worker: "This is what we have been looking at since 9am. One flight has gone from our terminal. In three hours we had just one customer."

An airport worker handing out plastic bags at Blackpool to travellers

Bonnie Winfield sent us this picture. "This was at Blackpool Airport this morning - Morrisons Supermarket bags being given out when my husband was at the check-in."

Passengers looking depressed at Heathrow

Jonathan Garbutt took this picture of passengers looking glum at Heathrow

Passengers speaking to airline staff at Heathrow

Jonathan also saw passengers queuing at airline desks hoping to get alternative flights

A departures board at Heathrow airport

Many short-haul flights were cancelled, leaving BBC News readers stuck

A packed terminal hall at Gatwick

Queues at Gatwick's north terminal, sent to the BBC by Gibby.

Queues at Heathrow

Queues at Heathrow seemed to get longer and longer for some BBC News site readers

Passengers at Heathrow's Terminal Three

Terminal Three at Heathrow, used for long-haul flights, was also beset by queues






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