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Fog disruption of flights from London Airports continues

21 November 2011 13:31 (UTC +04:00)

Baku â€“ APA-Economics. Thousands of passengers are facing a second day of disruption as fog continues to force the cancellation of flights in and out of London, BBC News reported.

Heathrow Airport and London City Airport, which were disrupted throughout Sunday, are still affected.

A total of 97 arrivals and 98 departures have been cancelled at Heathrow since Sunday.

At London City Airport, five arrivals and three departures were cancelled while two flights were diverted.

This followed the suspension of 44 flights at the airport on Sunday.

A Heathrow spokeswoman said although there were some cancellations, there were no delays.

The airport, which deals with an average of 1,300 flights a day, said: "The fog has started to clear and there are now no restrictions on flying.

"There are currently no delays to flights but we advise passengers to check with their airlines before travelling."

A City Airport spokeswoman said there was significant disruption to the flight schedule.