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| Festive travel disruption eases | Festive travel disruption eases |
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| Flight schedules are returning to normal at Cardiff International Airport after the dense fog of the past three days shows the first signs of clearing. | Flight schedules are returning to normal at Cardiff International Airport after the dense fog of the past three days shows the first signs of clearing. |
| Airport officials said departures were running "pretty close to time" on the first day of the Christmas weekend. | |
| Saturday was expected to be one of the busiest days of the year on the roads as the Christmas getaway begins. | |
| Police have warned the weather could still make driving conditions difficult on many roads across Wales. | Police have warned the weather could still make driving conditions difficult on many roads across Wales. |
| Airport managing director, Jon Horne, said the situation was "very much better" than it had been for the past few days. | Airport managing director, Jon Horne, said the situation was "very much better" than it had been for the past few days. |
| He said: "It's a great sigh of relief this morning that everything's underway as we get closer and closer to Christmas and all those people who are trying to get to their destinations are underway." | He said: "It's a great sigh of relief this morning that everything's underway as we get closer and closer to Christmas and all those people who are trying to get to their destinations are underway." |
| 'Milder' | 'Milder' |
| On the roads, AA patrolman Steve Smith said he was bracing himself for a busy day. | On the roads, AA patrolman Steve Smith said he was bracing himself for a busy day. |
| He said: "Yesterday was a very busy day for us, I didn't stop. We're expecting it to be just as busy today if not busier." | He said: "Yesterday was a very busy day for us, I didn't stop. We're expecting it to be just as busy today if not busier." |
| BBC Wales' weatherman, Derek Brockway, said it would still remain foggy in many parts of Wales on Saturday, even if it began to clear in the south of the country. | BBC Wales' weatherman, Derek Brockway, said it would still remain foggy in many parts of Wales on Saturday, even if it began to clear in the south of the country. |
| "It's another cold day with light winds but milder on the north and west coast," he said. | "It's another cold day with light winds but milder on the north and west coast," he said. |
| "Looking ahead at Christmas Eve, it will be mainly dry with a mixture of frost, fog and low cloud but some sunshine in places. | "Looking ahead at Christmas Eve, it will be mainly dry with a mixture of frost, fog and low cloud but some sunshine in places. |
| "It's a similar story for Christmas Day, generally dry, cold and grey. The best of the sunshine on higher ground, the hill and mountain tops." | "It's a similar story for Christmas Day, generally dry, cold and grey. The best of the sunshine on higher ground, the hill and mountain tops." |
| Flights cancelled | Flights cancelled |
| Meanwhile, there will be no Central Trains services from Birmingham to Cardiff or Newport on Christmas Eve because of a strike over holiday pay. | Meanwhile, there will be no Central Trains services from Birmingham to Cardiff or Newport on Christmas Eve because of a strike over holiday pay. |
| There are also walkouts planned for New Year's Eve and New Year's Day. | There are also walkouts planned for New Year's Eve and New Year's Day. |
| Nine flights at Cardiff International Airport were cancelled or delayed on Friday and nearly a 1,000 passengers were affected. | Nine flights at Cardiff International Airport were cancelled or delayed on Friday and nearly a 1,000 passengers were affected. |
| Flights to Glasgow, Manchester, Newcastle and Newquay were cancelled. Passengers on the Manchester service were taken to the city by bus. | Flights to Glasgow, Manchester, Newcastle and Newquay were cancelled. Passengers on the Manchester service were taken to the city by bus. |
| Many travellers turned to trains to complete their journeys. | Many travellers turned to trains to complete their journeys. |
| And on the ferries, Irish Ferries and Stenaline said they saw an increase in demand for ferries from Wales to Ireland from people worried by flight cancellations and delays. | And on the ferries, Irish Ferries and Stenaline said they saw an increase in demand for ferries from Wales to Ireland from people worried by flight cancellations and delays. |