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| Fog disrupts flights into Cardiff | Fog disrupts flights into Cardiff |
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| Dense fog is continuing to cause disruption at Cardiff International Airport with flights cancelled, diverted and delayed. | Dense fog is continuing to cause disruption at Cardiff International Airport with flights cancelled, diverted and delayed. |
| On Wednesday night there were no flights in or out of the terminal. Some passengers were bussed to other airports or to their destination. | On Wednesday night there were no flights in or out of the terminal. Some passengers were bussed to other airports or to their destination. |
| British Airways has called off all of its domestic flights from Heathrow. | |
| Cardiff airport said the situation was improving but passengers should phone their airline before leaving home. | |
| Passengers flying to Alicante from Cardiff on Thursday morning have been taken by coach to Bristol, from where an alternative flight is being laid on. | Passengers flying to Alicante from Cardiff on Thursday morning have been taken by coach to Bristol, from where an alternative flight is being laid on. |
| Six domestic arrivals and departures, to and from Edinburgh, Belfast and Glasgow, were cancelled. And all flights from Dublin, Cork and Galway are being diverted to Bristol. | Six domestic arrivals and departures, to and from Edinburgh, Belfast and Glasgow, were cancelled. And all flights from Dublin, Cork and Galway are being diverted to Bristol. |
| Damien Burns was among those caught up in the delays when he arrived shortly after 0400 GMT for a flight to Ireland. | Damien Burns was among those caught up in the delays when he arrived shortly after 0400 GMT for a flight to Ireland. |
| Domestic arrivals and departures were cancelled on Thursday morning | Domestic arrivals and departures were cancelled on Thursday morning |
| He said: "I still hold out hope that I might be able to get a flight from another airport or in the worst case maybe a ferry, but I haven't checked whether or not they're still running yet. | He said: "I still hold out hope that I might be able to get a flight from another airport or in the worst case maybe a ferry, but I haven't checked whether or not they're still running yet. |
| "It's not particularly good, but if the weather's bad, the weather's bad, there's not a lot you can do." | "It's not particularly good, but if the weather's bad, the weather's bad, there's not a lot you can do." |
| One woman who had been putting children on a Scottish flight said they were going to drive them half way to meet family. | One woman who had been putting children on a Scottish flight said they were going to drive them half way to meet family. |
| Peter Phillips, from Cardiff airport, said late on Thursday morning that the situation was improving. | |
| He added: "We are not expecting great delays. | |
| "It does look like the system is going to correct itself." | |
| Mr Phillips advised passengers to check in as normal but to "contact their airline first". | |
| Fog has also caused reduced visibility along the M4 corridor in south Wales. | Fog has also caused reduced visibility along the M4 corridor in south Wales. |
| The BBC Weather Centre says the poor conditions are set to continue for the next few days when many people will be travelling for the festive break. | The BBC Weather Centre says the poor conditions are set to continue for the next few days when many people will be travelling for the festive break. |
| It warned that the weather was likely to cause problems for motorists right up to Christmas. | It warned that the weather was likely to cause problems for motorists right up to Christmas. |