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| Flights cancelled as fog grounds more than 100 planes | Flights cancelled as fog grounds more than 100 planes |
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| Thick fog has led to the cancellation of more than 100 flights at London's Heathrow and City airports. | Thick fog has led to the cancellation of more than 100 flights at London's Heathrow and City airports. |
| At City every flight until noon was cancelled or delayed. Inbound flights were diverted to Stansted which, along with Gatwick, was unaffected. | At City every flight until noon was cancelled or delayed. Inbound flights were diverted to Stansted which, along with Gatwick, was unaffected. |
| There are also delays and passengers have been advised to check with their airlines. | There are also delays and passengers have been advised to check with their airlines. |
| Heathrow Airport said 80 flights had been cancelled, while just one flight had landed at Southampton airport. | Heathrow Airport said 80 flights had been cancelled, while just one flight had landed at Southampton airport. |
| The cancellations - which included flights to Berlin, Paris, Belfast and Dublin - were mostly short haul journeys, Heathrow Airport said. | The cancellations - which included flights to Berlin, Paris, Belfast and Dublin - were mostly short haul journeys, Heathrow Airport said. |
| Three inbound flights were diverted to Stansted, which is unaffected by the fog. Luton and Gatwick have reported no cancellations and only minor delays. | Three inbound flights were diverted to Stansted, which is unaffected by the fog. Luton and Gatwick have reported no cancellations and only minor delays. |
| "It's taking longer to rise than we expected but it is lifting," a Heathrow spokeswoman said. | "It's taking longer to rise than we expected but it is lifting," a Heathrow spokeswoman said. |
| Planes were grounded at London City Airport where at least 20 departing flights were cancelled and almost 40 arrivals were either cancelled, delayed or diverted. | Planes were grounded at London City Airport where at least 20 departing flights were cancelled and almost 40 arrivals were either cancelled, delayed or diverted. |
| A spokeswoman for the airport said: "It's ever so thick here. There's just nothing moving." | A spokeswoman for the airport said: "It's ever so thick here. There's just nothing moving." |
| Six flights were cancelled and 18 delayed at Southampton Airport. | Six flights were cancelled and 18 delayed at Southampton Airport. |
| On Tuesday night four aeroplanes had to be diverted to Bournemouth. | On Tuesday night four aeroplanes had to be diverted to Bournemouth. |
| A spokeswoman for Heathrow said on average the airport handles around 1,300 flights a day and that affected passengers would be re-booked onto later flights. | A spokeswoman for Heathrow said on average the airport handles around 1,300 flights a day and that affected passengers would be re-booked onto later flights. |
| The airport has had to cancel flights because of an air traffic control requirement for more space on the schedule between planes during periods of decreased visibility, she added. | The airport has had to cancel flights because of an air traffic control requirement for more space on the schedule between planes during periods of decreased visibility, she added. |
| Stephen Main, who was due to fly to New York from Glasgow via London Heathrow, said he would now be delayed by almost nine hours. | Stephen Main, who was due to fly to New York from Glasgow via London Heathrow, said he would now be delayed by almost nine hours. |
| "We had plans for a business meeting in the afternoon but this puts the whole trip back." | "We had plans for a business meeting in the afternoon but this puts the whole trip back." |
| A spokeswoman for Southampton Airport said the conditions had improved and one plane had landed but that disruption was ongoing. | A spokeswoman for Southampton Airport said the conditions had improved and one plane had landed but that disruption was ongoing. |
| Delays were reported early in the morning on the crossing between Hampshire and the Isle of Wight, Wightlink Ferries said. | Delays were reported early in the morning on the crossing between Hampshire and the Isle of Wight, Wightlink Ferries said. |
| And operations at Southampton Container Port were suspended due to the fog. | And operations at Southampton Container Port were suspended due to the fog. |
| BBC weather forecasters say the morning's fog in London was 150m thick in places. | |
| Chris Fawkes said it was expected to thin throughout the afternoon and there should be some sunny spells. | |
| More dense fog is likely very early on Thursday morning in East Anglia and south-east England, he added, but the breeze is expected to move it away quickly. | |
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