Gatwick, Heathrow and Manchester airports flights delayed as fog causes travel chaos
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Brits hoping to head off on holiday ahead of New Year have been hit by travel chaos at the UK's busiest airports due to dense fog. Gatwick, Heathrow and Manchester have had to cancel flights, with almost all scheduled departures having been delayed or cancelled due to the troubling weather.
Fog has caused disruption with airports extremely busy over the festive period. Almost every flight from Manchester airport was delayed throughout Friday, with the majority being held back by over two hours. And today one person wrote on X: "Inside a plane in Malaga waiting for Gatwick to authorise our take off due to fog." Another said: "Three hour delay at Gatwick due to fog. I won’t be planning again to go on holiday after Christmas, I arrived at my destination at 3am and hope to rest.".
While a further a person stated just after 12pm today: "@TUIUK. Flight TOM4632 from Gatwick to Chambery has had passengers onboard since 0845. Still on tarmac due to a fault. Do you think you could provide sandwiches to the passengers?". A London Gatwick spokesperson told The Mirror: “Temporary air traffic restrictions have been put in place due to fog causing poor visibility. Some flights may be delayed throughout the day. London Gatwick apologises for any inconvenience. Passengers should contact their airline for further information.”.
A spokesman at Manchester Airport said: "Air traffic controllers have kept a restriction in place this morning covering a number of UK airports including Manchester. At the moment though it’s not causing any disruption." But a live departure board at Gatwick shows there is a long list of flights which are currently delayed which appears to be the worst of the major airports affected this morning although there are also many delays as well at Heathrow Airport. British Airways began the day with 18 cancellations to and from Heathrow and now there are around 40 grounded flights.
