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| Forecasters warn of travel misery | |
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| Poor conditions are likely to cause more travel misery in Wales right up to Christmas, forecasters have warned. | |
| Dense fog is still affecting flights at Cardiff airport, but a spokesman said cancellations had been "minimised" after a break in the weather. | |
| Airport officials have advised passengers to call their airline before travelling for up-to-date information. | |
| As the big Christmas getaway begins police warned to drive with care in the foggy and frosty conditions. | |
| On the third day of the heavy fog which has been causing problems across the UK, some flights at Cardiff International Airport were again cancelled and delayed on Friday morning. | |
| Flights to and from Glasgow were cancelled and a bus replaced the usual service to Manchester. | Flights to and from Glasgow were cancelled and a bus replaced the usual service to Manchester. |
| But a break in the weather overnight has given air travellers some hope of getting away before Christmas. | |
| Passengers are advised to call their airline before travelling | |
| Airport managing director Jon Horne said: "We've been very lucky. | Airport managing director Jon Horne said: "We've been very lucky. |
| "Last night we had a clearance in the weather which enabled a number of the aircraft to get back into Cardiff to operate those early morning flights today, so the impact on travellers this morning has been minimised." | "Last night we had a clearance in the weather which enabled a number of the aircraft to get back into Cardiff to operate those early morning flights today, so the impact on travellers this morning has been minimised." |
| But he warned that flights later in the day could be delayed by the fog. | But he warned that flights later in the day could be delayed by the fog. |
| "Clearly what people must do is to call their airline to see what is happening there," he said. | "Clearly what people must do is to call their airline to see what is happening there," he said. |
| "Passengers have helped enormously by being very understanding of the situation - they can look outside and see how bad the weather is and that's helped. | "Passengers have helped enormously by being very understanding of the situation - they can look outside and see how bad the weather is and that's helped. |
| "We're doing everything we can to try and alleviate the inconvenience of people and hopefully get them on their way as quickly as possible." | "We're doing everything we can to try and alleviate the inconvenience of people and hopefully get them on their way as quickly as possible." |
| Poor visibility | |
| On Wednesday night there were no flights in or out of the terminal. | On Wednesday night there were no flights in or out of the terminal. |
| All four Welsh police forces said the roads were very foggy and frosty, but this had not caused any problems yet. | |
| North Wales Police said the council was using gritting lorries and advised motorists to "drive with care". | |
| Mid and West Wales Fire Services said icy conditions caused a few minor road accidents overnight. | Mid and West Wales Fire Services said icy conditions caused a few minor road accidents overnight. |
| Milford Haven Coastguard said visibility was almost zero on Friday morning. | |
| In Swansea, visibility was down to 150m (492ft), but the skies in Holyhead were relatively clear. | |
| Thick fog has caused delays to airports across the UK. British Airways has called off all of its domestic flights from Heathrow. | Thick fog has caused delays to airports across the UK. British Airways has called off all of its domestic flights from Heathrow. |