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| Fog causes airport flight delays | |
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| The fog at Edinburgh Airport is causing huge delays to flights, officials have confirmed. | The fog at Edinburgh Airport is causing huge delays to flights, officials have confirmed. |
| However, BAA said passengers should still arrive on time for their flights and contact their airline directly before arriving at the busy hub. | However, BAA said passengers should still arrive on time for their flights and contact their airline directly before arriving at the busy hub. |
| Fog in other parts of the UK, including London and Orkney, was also affecting outgoing flights from Edinburgh. | |
| BBC weather forecaster Gail McGrane said visibility was down to 200 metres and the temperature was below freezing. | |
| She said: "The winds are slack so nothing is pushing it through in that area and because the sun goes down so soon at this time of year the fog won't disappear for long this afternoon before it forms again." | |
| A passenger told the BBC Scotland news website: "There is a lot of disruption at Edinburgh Airport and huge queues at airline desks with passengers changing their flights. | |
| "The 0625 GMT Air France flight to London city left at about 1130 GMT as did the British Airways 0720 GMT London city flight." |