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Both the Trendy Lara hotel and Tui said it would be inappropriate to comment while the investigation is ongoing.

Passengers on the TUI flight from Hurghada in Egypt told the BBC it was a "crying shame" the airport was closing.

By that time TUI was the only firm operating flights from DSA and the airport's pre-pandemic passenger numbers were just under one and a half million in 2019.

Tui said it apologised to customers affected by the "unseasonal weather conditions", adding that although snow was forecast, it "did not happen".

While the O'Neils, from Gosforth, Cumbria, raised concerns based on weather forecasts they had seen, Tui remained confident conditions would allow activities to go ahead.