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| Heathrow and London City flights disrupted by fog | Heathrow and London City flights disrupted by fog |
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| Passengers have faced disruption after a number of flights to and from Heathrow and London City airports were cancelled because of fog. | Passengers have faced disruption after a number of flights to and from Heathrow and London City airports were cancelled because of fog. |
| At Heathrow, by 09:00 BST on Tuesday, 39 flights - 15 departures and 24 arrivals - were cancelled. | |
| At City, 46 flights - 22 arrivals and 24 departures - were cancelled. Further flights were delayed at both airports. | At City, 46 flights - 22 arrivals and 24 departures - were cancelled. Further flights were delayed at both airports. |
| The airports told passengers to contact their airline for up-to-date flight information. | The airports told passengers to contact their airline for up-to-date flight information. |
| A spokesman for BAA, which operates Heathrow, apologised for the disruption, and said: "Fog and low cloud mean there's reduced visibility for pilots and air traffic controllers at Heathrow. | |
| "Drivers have to leave extra space in these conditions and aircraft are no different, which makes it impossible to maintain Heathrow's normal pattern of a plane landing or taking off every 45 seconds. | |
| "Because Heathrow is full, operating at more than 99% of permitted runway capacity, there are no gaps in the schedule that can be used for delayed flights. | |
| "Unfortunately that makes some cancellations inevitable. | |
| "We're sorry for the disruption caused to our passengers and have teams in the terminals to help anyone who needs to rebook." |