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| Fresh delays as more flights axed | Fresh delays as more flights axed |
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| Travellers from London airports faced further delays a day after fog grounded 140 flights and left more than 1,000 people stranded overnight at Heathrow. | Travellers from London airports faced further delays a day after fog grounded 140 flights and left more than 1,000 people stranded overnight at Heathrow. |
| The airport has cancelled 29 flights as a knock-on from Sunday's problems but said the situation would improve later because the fog had already lifted. | The airport has cancelled 29 flights as a knock-on from Sunday's problems but said the situation would improve later because the fog had already lifted. |
| Gatwick has cancelled six incoming and six outgoing flights, while London City has cancelled six outgoing ones. | Gatwick has cancelled six incoming and six outgoing flights, while London City has cancelled six outgoing ones. |
| Passengers are being urged to check with their airport before travelling. | Passengers are being urged to check with their airport before travelling. |
| Improving conditions | Improving conditions |
| The flights cancelled from Heathrow on Monday were due to depart from terminals one and four to destinations including Newcastle, Dublin, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Aberdeen, Paris, Barcelona, Rome and New York. | The flights cancelled from Heathrow on Monday were due to depart from terminals one and four to destinations including Newcastle, Dublin, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Aberdeen, Paris, Barcelona, Rome and New York. |
| The airport said the flights were all due to leave by 1400 GMT. | The airport said the flights were all due to leave by 1400 GMT. |
| A spokesman for Heathrow said: "The situation will improve as the day goes on." | A spokesman for Heathrow said: "The situation will improve as the day goes on." |
| Cancellations listed on the London City Airport website include one to Edinburgh, with the others to European destinations. | Cancellations listed on the London City Airport website include one to Edinburgh, with the others to European destinations. |
| Gatwick Airport said six outgoing domestic and short-haul flights have been cancelled, in addition to six incoming flights. | |
| Passenger bottle-neck | Passenger bottle-neck |
| Stansted Airport reported being very busy, but with only minor delays. | Stansted Airport reported being very busy, but with only minor delays. |
| Airports across other parts of the UK were also largely keeping flights on schedule. | |
| Bristol Airport was extremely busy, but with flights getting away on time, and there were no major delays or cancellations at Birmingham International Airport or East Midlands Airport. | Bristol Airport was extremely busy, but with flights getting away on time, and there were no major delays or cancellations at Birmingham International Airport or East Midlands Airport. |
| There were no delays or cancellations reported at Cardiff International Airport or Belfast International Airport. | |
| 'Knock-on effect' | |
| However Manchester Airport said two BA flights were cancelled earlier due to the repercussions of cancellations around London. | However Manchester Airport said two BA flights were cancelled earlier due to the repercussions of cancellations around London. |
| Four flights were also cancelled from Edinburgh Airport for the same reasons - two destined for Heathrow, one for London City Airport and one for Birmingham. | |
| Glasgow Airport had one flight cancelled in the morning, also to Heathrow. There were no other delays at either airport, a spokeswoman said. | |
| A Heathrow spokeswoman said the knock-on delays are caused by a combination of the backlog of passengers waiting to board flights, and the fact that when a plane is unable to leave an airport, the plane scheduled to arrive behind it is held at the airport it was due to depart from. | A Heathrow spokeswoman said the knock-on delays are caused by a combination of the backlog of passengers waiting to board flights, and the fact that when a plane is unable to leave an airport, the plane scheduled to arrive behind it is held at the airport it was due to depart from. |
| Road chaos | Road chaos |
| After Sunday's cancellations, airlines said they had offered customers alternative flights or refunds. | After Sunday's cancellations, airlines said they had offered customers alternative flights or refunds. |
| Forecasters are expecting the treacherous conditions to ease as the fog continues to clear, giving way to milder, wetter weather over the coming days - with rain likely across the UK. | Forecasters are expecting the treacherous conditions to ease as the fog continues to clear, giving way to milder, wetter weather over the coming days - with rain likely across the UK. |
| The low visibility also caused accidents and tailbacks on Sunday as people attempted to drive home through the fog for Christmas. | The low visibility also caused accidents and tailbacks on Sunday as people attempted to drive home through the fog for Christmas. |
| The east Midlands, the north of England and Scotland were particularly badly affected, with problems also reported on the M1, M4, M62, M60, M25 and the M5. | The east Midlands, the north of England and Scotland were particularly badly affected, with problems also reported on the M1, M4, M62, M60, M25 and the M5. |
| On the M5 near Bristol, a crash involved 15 cars and a coach and closed the motorway between junctions 17 and 18, and a woman was airlifted to hospital with spinal injuries. | On the M5 near Bristol, a crash involved 15 cars and a coach and closed the motorway between junctions 17 and 18, and a woman was airlifted to hospital with spinal injuries. |