News article What characterises a news article? A news article is fresh. It deals with an event that has recently occurred. The journalist starts with the important or sensational news first and then adds elements of decreasing importance. The journalist refers to what others say but does not share his own opinion. It describes the events using photos and objective descriptions. Passengers despair over lack of information. Heavy snow hits Gatwick shutting down airport completely. Passengers stranded. All departures and arrivals were cancelled at 10am after ground staff lost the battle to clear the settling snow from the runway. The decision to close the airport came as forecast showed another 6 inches, 15 cm of snow and temperatures well below freezing in major parts of Britain today and tomorrow. The cold snap is likely to last until Sunday. A spokeswoman for Gatwick says, we are asking passengers with flights that were due to leave today not to come to the airport. The terminal building is already full of travellers who, at the moment, have nowhere to go. Chris Barronley, waiting with his family for a flight to the Canaries, said that he had spent the night listening to one delay after the other. Information here is horrible. The children have been crying. We're hungry and cold. We came down from York yesterday and have nowhere to go now. This vacation is a nightmare. Thousands of holiday makers saw their travel plans dashed as Gatwick Airport succumbed to the freezing conditions early on Wednesday morning. We brought in extra people to try to clear the runway. The faster they cleared the snow, the quicker it settled again. We are doing all we can, says Gatwick spokesman. Fuller advised to seek updated information and not go to the airport until it is opened again. For Gatwick spokesman, also urges travellers to seek information from their travel agents for travel options and information.