Fog causes UK travel chaos
Fog causes travel chaos across UK
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Monday, 24, Dec 2007 11:16
Holidaymakers continue to face travel disruption as the fog lifts across England and Scotland.
Travellers attempting to fly in or out of Heathrow are the most affected as the west London airport continues to experience the effects of Sunday's heavy fog.
Passengers are advised to check with their airline before attempting to
travel as at least 30 flights have been cancelled at Heathrow,
predominantly on short-haul British Airways (BA) flights.
The majority of the affected flights were due to depart from terminal
one or four to Newcastle, Dublin, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Aberdeen, Paris,
Barcelona, Rome and New York.
Passengers affected by yesterday's disruption were offered alternative flights or refunds.
A Heathrow spokesperson said they expected the situation to improve as
the day progresses.
With many of the cancelled flights scheduled for domestic routes, knock-on effects have been experienced across the country.
Manchester airport has been forced to cancel two BA flights.
London City airport has also cancelled six outgoing flights, including
one to Edinburgh, and Gatwick has been forced to cancel six incoming and six outgoing flights.
Stansted airport is predictably busy but a spokesperson said flights
were running "fine".
Bristol airport is also busy but not reporting any delays and Birmingham international and East Midlands airports are running largely normally.
There are no delays or cancellations reported at Cardiff international
airport or Belfast international airport.
Conditions on the roads have also begun to improve as the fog clears.
Drivers in the east Midlands, north of England and Scotland endured the
worst conditions yesterday, but problems were also reported on the M1,
M4, M60, M25 and M5.
The M5 motorway was closed between junctions 17 and 18 after a multi-vehicle pile-up involving 15 cars and coach.
Conditions are expected to improve throughout the week, as the weather
becomes wetter and milder, severely reducing the odds of a white Christmas.