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Alex Holland, a financial consultant in Dubai, tells the BBC he spent Christmas in Poitiers, France with his father and siblings.

The family tried to fly from Poitiers to London's Stansted Airport yesterday evening, but their flight was cancelled. The flight attempted to land first in Poitiers and then Limoges, before landing at Bordeaux.

Passengers travelling to Poitiers were able to take a bus from Bordeaux - but for Holland and his family the next available flight out of Poitiers wasn't until Wednesday.

Holland and his siblings took a train to Bordeaux and stayed in a hotel overnight.

The family was able to fly from Bordeaux to Gatwick this morning - though Holland says there was a "fair amount of money spent to get back".

We'll shortly be pausing our live coverage of today's flight disruptions. Thanks for staying with us.

Earlier this morning, our colleagues on the news channel heard from the Independent's travel correspondent Simon Calder. He explained that in addition to disruptions from the weather today, airlines would also need to manage the fact that their planes were not necessarily in the right place this morning.

"The airlines, despite all their best efforts last night, will be faced with a big problem this morning that their planes and their pilots aren't necessarily in the right place to start getting people where they need to be," Calder said earlier.

"Disruption could continue all day and if fog remains then that is going to be very disruptive" for passengers, he added.

As a reminder, a number of airports across the country are listing delays to flights, but we do not always know the exact cause of a delay.

The UK Civil Aviation Authority sets out passengers' rights for flights departing from a UK airport, arriving at a UK airport via an EU or UK airline, or arriving at an EU airport on a UK airline.

For "significant" delays, the times for which vary according to the length of the flight, airlines must provide the following:

• A "reasonable" amount of food and drink, often provided via vouchers
• A means for you to communicate
• Accommodation if needed
• Transport to and from the accommodation

Depending on the cause of the delay, airlines may also need to provide compensation for disruptions of more than three hours to your arrival.

For delays of more than five hours, passengers are eligible for a refund if they choose not to fly. If you opt to travel, however, your airline has an obligation to get you to your destination.

Elizabeth Rizzini
BBC Weather

The air contains a lot of moisture at the moment, so we say the dew point is high.

When the air cools to the same temperature as the dew point of the air - or when this moist air moves over cooler ground the water droplets condense and turn back to liquid suspended in the air – this is the fog.

This is why it feels damp although it isn’t raining.

If the temperature were to rise or the wind were to pick up then the fog would lift into low cloud or even disperse.

This is unlikely to happen for many of us today, however.

Image source, Getty Images

Forecasters have said that conditions could improve later today, although they do expect the fog to linger - especially in the south.

The current Met Office forecast for the UK notes that it "will be a cloudy and murky day for much of England and Wales, with patchy fog and drizzle."

In Scotland, rain is expected to clear up through the day "with sunny spells and blustery showers following behind."

The Met Office says that Wales will see fog in hilly areas and some drizzle.

Has your journey been disrupted by the weather? Let us know what kind of delays have hit your local area.

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We've heard from London Gatwick Airport this morning, which says it has temporary air traffic restrictions in place due to "fog causing poor visibility".

A spokesperson for the airport says that some flights may be delayed throughout the day.

The UK's main air traffic control provider Nats has said this morning that temporary air traffic restrictions remain in place at "locations with low visibility".

"Restrictions of this sort are only ever applied to maintain safety," the provider adds.

"We continue to monitor the situation and have a Met Office expert embedded within our operation to ensure we have the latest available information."

Nats advises passengers to check their flight status with their airlines.

Some flights have been disrupted at multiple UK airports amid fog that has lingered in parts of the UK for days.

Forecasters have said that the fog is likely to linger today – particularly in southern regions – but that conditions may improve later.

At least 20 flights at Heathrow have been cancelled so far today and another 29 are delayed, while at Gatwick, 26 are delayed and one has been cancelled.

Within the last hour the Met Office has said that fog and low cloud will “continue to give some poor travelling conditions today”.

We’ll be following developments this morning. so stay with us for the latest updates.