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<p>Prime Minister David Cameron has said he is &#8220;frustrated&#8221; by the continued disruption at Heathrow as the Government offered military support to help clear the snow. </p>
<p>While thousands of air passengers remain stranded, rail travellers have also been hit by widespread disruptions and hundreds of people had to be evacuated from stricken trains.</p>
<p>The East Coast line, one of the country&#8217;s main railway arteries, was suspended between London and Peterborough with passengers advised to stay at home after faults on the overhead power cables.</p>
<p>And with Christmas being the busiest travel period of the year, the AA is preparing for increasing problems on the roads &#8211; and it is already dealing with 2,000 breakdowns an hour.</p>
<p>Speaking at a Downing Street news conference, Mr Cameron said: &#8220;If it&#8217;s understandable that Heathrow had to close briefly, I&#8217;m frustrated on behalf of all those affected that it&#8217;s taking so long for the situation to improve.</p>
<p>&#8220;There have been intensive discussions between (Transport Secretary) Philip Hammond and BAA about how best to ensure that normal flying capacity is resumed as soon as possible.&#8221;</p>
<p>Heathrow said it will operate about a third of scheduled flights until at least 6am on Thursday.</p>
<p>BAA chief executive Colin Matthews and BAA chairman Sir Nigel Rudd met Mr Hammond at Heathrow. The minister said: &#8220;What we&#8217;re trying to do now is focus our entire energy on providing BAA with the maximum support to get as many passengers away as possible before the holiday weekend.</p>
<p>&#8220;We&#8217;ve offered BAA the use of troops if they need additional manpower for snow clearing although they tell us they&#8217;ve actually got the manpower they need here.&#8221;</p>
<p>Eurostar is operating a reduced service and passengers have again been queuing for hours in an attempt to get on the services which are running. Speed restrictions are in place on its high-speed lines, adding up to two hours to journey times.</p>
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