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| UK fog delays flights from Gatwick and Heathrow airports | |
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| Air passengers have been warned to expect delays after southern England woke up to another blanket of fog. | |
| The heavy fog covering the region on Saturday, which was expected to lift as the morning progressed, caused disruption at major airports. The Met Office fog warning across the south of the country was extended until mid-morning, with drivers being urged to take care on the roads. | |
| Passengers at Gatwick and Heathrow airports have been urged to check airport or airline websites for information on disruption. | |
| A spokeswoman for Gatwick airport said: “Air traffic control restrictions imposed due to heavy fog across the south-east and Europe is causing delays to flights to and from Gatwick. Passengers are strongly advised to check with their airline as to the status of their flight before travelling if possible. Gatwick is doing all it can to keep passengers moving and we apologise for the unavoidable and unfortunate disruption today.” | |
| Friday’s weather disruption saw 70 departures and 70 arrivals cancelled at Gatwick. There were seven arrivals and eight departures with delays of more than an hour on Saturday at the airport, a spokeswoman said. | |
| Some flights from Heathrow to destinations including Rome and Istanbul were cancelled on Saturday morning, while many were delayed by between one and two hours. | |
| Stansted airport said it was expecting a normal day’s operation with no cancellations, while Manchester airport said there was no fog affecting flights. | |
| Highways England said there had been no significant weather-related incidents reported overnight on Friday or on Saturday morning. | |
| A spokesman said: “The events over the last couple of days underline the importance of driving to the conditions. Fog can come very quickly so it’s important to leave plenty of space. The thing that’s really important to remember is when it’s wet it does take twice as long to stop.” | |
| Forecasters said the heavy fog would largely lift before New Year’s Eve fireworks displays, although an incoming cold snap would see temperatures plummet as low as -5C (23F) by New Year’s Day. | Forecasters said the heavy fog would largely lift before New Year’s Eve fireworks displays, although an incoming cold snap would see temperatures plummet as low as -5C (23F) by New Year’s Day. |
| hopes the #fog clears for #NewYear #Fireworks @TheLondonEye #LoveLondon.... pic.twitter.com/ywU3q28SVx | hopes the #fog clears for #NewYear #Fireworks @TheLondonEye #LoveLondon.... pic.twitter.com/ywU3q28SVx |
| A “yellow” weather warning was issued in north-west Scotland, with heavy rain and gale-force winds expected to cause difficult driving conditions ahead of Hogmanay celebrations. | A “yellow” weather warning was issued in north-west Scotland, with heavy rain and gale-force winds expected to cause difficult driving conditions ahead of Hogmanay celebrations. |
| The Met Office meteorologist Mark Wilson said visibility on Saturday morning could be down to 100 metres after the lingering, freezing fog spread further overnight. | The Met Office meteorologist Mark Wilson said visibility on Saturday morning could be down to 100 metres after the lingering, freezing fog spread further overnight. |
| “We think it will gradually improve throughout the morning but it will be a slow process,” he said. Some patches of fog could persist into the evening “but not as widespread or as dense”. | “We think it will gradually improve throughout the morning but it will be a slow process,” he said. Some patches of fog could persist into the evening “but not as widespread or as dense”. |
| @MisterGreenwich @SnapYourWorld @PintoFotografia #Fog-tastic Thames! 😀 #Greenwich #LoveLondon #ThePhotoHour #StormHour pic.twitter.com/263pvDd3bK | @MisterGreenwich @SnapYourWorld @PintoFotografia #Fog-tastic Thames! 😀 #Greenwich #LoveLondon #ThePhotoHour #StormHour pic.twitter.com/263pvDd3bK |
| The cold snap would be short-lived, lasting only until Monday and there would be more sunshine, he said. | The cold snap would be short-lived, lasting only until Monday and there would be more sunshine, he said. |
| Love fog, but hoping it clears for fireworks! 🎆🎊🎉Might not though because 2016. 😐#Goodbye2016 #London #LoveLondon #foggy #NewYearsEve pic.twitter.com/vspej3Zt0c | Love fog, but hoping it clears for fireworks! 🎆🎊🎉Might not though because 2016. 😐#Goodbye2016 #London #LoveLondon #foggy #NewYearsEve pic.twitter.com/vspej3Zt0c |
| Deborah Turbitt, from Public Health England in London, told people to look out for others, particularly the very young, old and ill, during the cold snap. “Every winter thousands of people die because of their exposure to cold weather, and doctors’ surgeries, hospitals and other parts of the NHS are kept busy as people fall ill – that’s why it’s really important that we all do everything we can to ensure everyone stays well this winter,” she said. | |
| A driver and 16 of his passengers were hurt when a coach veered off an M40 slip road and overturned in heavy fog near Milton Common in Oxfordshire at 2.45am on Friday. It happened 20 miles (32km) from the scene of a fatal pile-up on the A40 in similarly treacherous conditions on Wednesday morning. | A driver and 16 of his passengers were hurt when a coach veered off an M40 slip road and overturned in heavy fog near Milton Common in Oxfordshire at 2.45am on Friday. It happened 20 miles (32km) from the scene of a fatal pile-up on the A40 in similarly treacherous conditions on Wednesday morning. |