Try reading some of the reports about Heathrow and their poor record to keep their airport open in conditions which most other airports happily fly in. I simply do not trust them. They are shitters who shut up shop at the first opportunity. BA are similar. They also have a very poor record and...
True, I can appreciate a railway struggling when the tracks are 6 feet under water but the UK railways are melting down and Heathrow is now instructing airlines to cancel flights and the storm has not even started.
If supporters have the same lilly livered white flag waving bottle job attitude as the train operating companies then I am sure the gate will be affected.