Summary

  • Thick fog disrupts UK flights on 2 November 2015

  • Many Heathrow flights cancelled and London City was closed for several hours

  • Other airports affected were Manchester, Leeds Bradford, Glasgow, Belfast and Cardiff

  • Met Office lifts its earlier yellow weather warning for England and Wales

  • Fog in parts of Europe also had a knock-on effect on UK flights

Live Reporting

Mario Cacciottolo, Holly Wallis and Anna Browning

  1. Bird's eye view

    A tweet by air passenger Sarah Wells has caught the eye of plenty of people this morning, showing her remarkable view of foggy London from the air. 

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  2. Road delays

    And it's not just air travel that's struggling with the fog. The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for England and Wales, with those foggy conditions expected to make driving conditions slow.  

  3. Weather warning

    Poor visibility has caused flights to be disrupted across the UK for a second day. Heathrow airport said about 45 flights have been cancelled, and other airports affected include London City, Manchester, Leeds Bradford, Glasgow, Belfast and Cardiff. 

  4. Keeping you posted

    Good morning and welcome to our live page covering all the travel disruption caused by today’s thick fog. We'll be keeping you updated with the problems occurring in the air and on the roads.