Just after 9.50am, the airport released a declaration via Twitter stating the runway was closed. It will remain closed waiting at least 12.30pm. The winter climate, which has now battered the country for over a week, continues to cause problems on the roads and rail network. In central Scotland, Extensive problems have occurred on a number of roads as well as the M876, the A80, the M9 and the M80.

In Falkirk and Stirling, FirstBus cancelled all bus services while Arriva Scotland West buses in Glasgow and Renfrewshire, with the exception of the Airport bus, were also halted.

In Glasgow and other part of the west, drivers endured a heavy snowfall during their morning rush hour commute, with delay reported on several local routes.

On the railways, ScotRail reported disturbance to several services in the west region, as well as line problems between Motherwell and Cumbernauld, Dalmuir and Springburn, Glasgow Central and Paisley, Whifflet and Glasgow Central and Glasgow Queen Street and Anniesland.

Services between Argyle Street and Glasgow Central are also disrupted on Monday morning after a passenger became unwell. A ScotRail spokesperson said: "We called an ambulance to go to a passenger on board a train at Argyll Street station." ScotRail have confident people to continue to check their website before they travel.