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| BA resumes UK flights at Heathrow | BA resumes UK flights at Heathrow |
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| British Airways domestic flights have resumed at Heathrow after being cancelled since Wednesday due to fog. | British Airways domestic flights have resumed at Heathrow after being cancelled since Wednesday due to fog. |
| The first flight to take off following the suspension left at 1322 GMT, bound for Newcastle. | The first flight to take off following the suspension left at 1322 GMT, bound for Newcastle. |
| More than 1,000 flights have been cancelled in recent days, and other airports in the UK have been affected. | More than 1,000 flights have been cancelled in recent days, and other airports in the UK have been affected. |
| In Manchester passengers on a Monarch Santa Special flight from Lapland staged a sit-in after refusing to continue the journey to Gatwick by bus. | In Manchester passengers on a Monarch Santa Special flight from Lapland staged a sit-in after refusing to continue the journey to Gatwick by bus. |
| The passengers were eventually transferred to another aircraft and continued their journey by air. | The passengers were eventually transferred to another aircraft and continued their journey by air. |
| The flight had left Ivalo, Lapland, at 1.22pm GMT and arrived in Manchester at 4.50pm. | |
| A Monarch spokeswoman said another flight was arranged from Manchester to Gatwick. | |
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| She said: "Due to a technical problem with another aircraft in the Monarch fleet, the decision was taken to keep the aircraft from Ivalo at Manchester, in order to fly a service from Manchester to Alicante that was already delayed. | |
| "Some passengers protested and refused to leave the plane. We were able to offer them a later flight to Gatwick because the aircraft that had originally developed a technical fault came back into service. | |
| "It was not a question of us caving in to the protesting passengers." | |
| BA said 55 flights to and from Heathrow, including 10 domestic flights, were scrapped on Saturday morning but that it hoped to run a full service on Sunday. | BA said 55 flights to and from Heathrow, including 10 domestic flights, were scrapped on Saturday morning but that it hoped to run a full service on Sunday. |
| The airline still used 30 buses to get people around the country and a number of domestic flights operated by other airlines also took off from Heathrow. | The airline still used 30 buses to get people around the country and a number of domestic flights operated by other airlines also took off from Heathrow. |
| 'Running normally' | 'Running normally' |
| Mark Bullock, managing director of Heathrow, told BBC News 24 that normal service would be resumed by the end of Sunday. | Mark Bullock, managing director of Heathrow, told BBC News 24 that normal service would be resumed by the end of Sunday. |
| He said the biggest problem airport staff now faced was passengers turning up early for their flights. | He said the biggest problem airport staff now faced was passengers turning up early for their flights. |
Travel advice at-a-glance BBC Travel BBC Weather | |
| "If I could offer some advice, it would be to passengers: please check with your airline before departing for the airport, to check that your flight is still going. And please, do not turn up early." | "If I could offer some advice, it would be to passengers: please check with your airline before departing for the airport, to check that your flight is still going. And please, do not turn up early." |
| There may be problems in city centres with parking but otherwise we are over the worst of the Christmas traffic Adam Cracknell, RAC | |
| BA flights from Heathrow to Paris and Brussels will resume on Sunday. | BA flights from Heathrow to Paris and Brussels will resume on Sunday. |
| The flight cancellations came about after air traffic control placed restrictions on flights landing and taking off at Heathrow, because of the low visibility. | The flight cancellations came about after air traffic control placed restrictions on flights landing and taking off at Heathrow, because of the low visibility. |
| BBC weather forecaster John Hammond said on Saturday the fog had finally lifted from Heathrow as well as the country's other major airports, adding that the weather was "back to normal". | BBC weather forecaster John Hammond said on Saturday the fog had finally lifted from Heathrow as well as the country's other major airports, adding that the weather was "back to normal". |
| "Conditions generally are very cloudy and misty but nothing untoward," he said. | "Conditions generally are very cloudy and misty but nothing untoward," he said. |
| "This is set to prevail over the next two or three days, meaning a grey Christmas, not a white one." | "This is set to prevail over the next two or three days, meaning a grey Christmas, not a white one." |
| In the run-up to the festive holiday, the Highways Agency has suspended more than half of its 83 roadworks, and many rail engineering works are also being delayed until Christmas. | In the run-up to the festive holiday, the Highways Agency has suspended more than half of its 83 roadworks, and many rail engineering works are also being delayed until Christmas. |
| On the roads | On the roads |
| RAC spokesman Adam Cracknell said major problems were not expected on the roads over the weekend. | RAC spokesman Adam Cracknell said major problems were not expected on the roads over the weekend. |
| "We expect there to be about 9 million or 10 million cars on the road on both Saturday and Sunday, mostly between 10am and 4pm as people carry out last-minute Christmas shopping," he said. | "We expect there to be about 9 million or 10 million cars on the road on both Saturday and Sunday, mostly between 10am and 4pm as people carry out last-minute Christmas shopping," he said. |
| "There may be problems in city centres with parking but otherwise we are over the worst of the Christmas traffic." | "There may be problems in city centres with parking but otherwise we are over the worst of the Christmas traffic." |
| At Gatwick Airport, where many tourist and ski holiday travellers are expected, there are no reported cancellations and most flights are leaving on time, although there may be some delays. | At Gatwick Airport, where many tourist and ski holiday travellers are expected, there are no reported cancellations and most flights are leaving on time, although there may be some delays. |