Air traffic controllers will instruct pilots to maintain a greater distance between themselves and other traffic, resulting in fewer departures and arrivals each hour. Planes can fly, and indeed land, in fog, but there are a lot of caveats and considerations involved. The less simple answer is – well, it’s less simple. Final approach to London City Airport | © Can planes fly through fog?
Today’s weather is just another in a long line of delay justification for the UK’s airports, which have seen staff shortages and strikes cause disruption all year. An airport weather alert warns of fog with visibility below 600m whilst the airfield’s long-term weather forecast suggests periods where visibility is just 200ft. “If a flight is delayed due to adverse weather conditions, airlines have a duty of care to look after their passengers, which can include providing food and drink, as well as accommodation if people are delayed overnight.”Īt Stansted Airport (STN) on the other side of London, only 60% of flights are arriving and 55% are departing on time, likely due to the inclement weather. The CAA’s consumer lead, Anna Bowles, explains further. However, the CAA expects airlines to be proactive in providing passengers with updates regarding flight disruption. Dozens of flights have been affected since Sunday, with British Airways cancelling short-haul and domestic departures from Heathrow and more flights cancelled from London City Airport.Īs the weather delays are out of airlines’ control, passengers will not normally be eligible to receive compensation. Yellow warnings are issued when it is likely that severe weather conditions will have a low-level impact. The Met Office issued a yellow weather warning for fog this morning across London and England’s East and South East regions.
Heavy fog cancels flights at London airports | © PA Images A foggy day in London town: heavy fog cancels flights to and from the capital It’s a foggy day in London Town as heavy fog cancels flights from the capital’s Heathrow (LHR) and City (LCY) airports – with nearby Gatwick and Stansted also experiencing significant delays.
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