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| Fog causes airport flight delays | Fog causes airport flight delays |
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| The fog at Edinburgh and Glasgow Airports caused huge delays to flights, officials have confirmed. | |
| By 1600 GMT on Friday, Prestwick Airport had handled ten flights diverted from Edinburgh or Glasgow with more expected over the weekend. | |
| Prestwick also handled flights from Liverpool, Southampton, Kirkwall, Sumburgh and Stornoway amongst others. | |
| Fog in other parts of the UK, including London and Orkney, also affected outgoing flights from Edinburgh. | |
| BBC weather forecaster Gail McGrane said visibility was down to 200 metres and the temperature was below freezing. | 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." | 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." | |