Dozens of flights canceled at Gatwick Airport due to fog – with some easyJet flights affected

Dozens of flights to and from Gatwick Airport have been canceled due to heavy fog.

Budget airline easyJet said a number of its flights at West Sussex Airport were “unable to operate as planned” due to “bad weather”.

It comes after the UK’s main air traffic control provider, Nats, said on Sunday that temporary restrictions would continue due to low visibility at airfields.

Sky News understands Gatwick Airport currently has around 30 canceled departures and 28 canceled arrivals on 769 flights on Sunday – the busiest day of the Christmas period for the airport.

The departures board on the Gatwick website also shows delays for a large number of flights this afternoon.

A London Gatwick spokesperson said: “Temporary air traffic restrictions have been put in place due to fog causing poor visibility.

“Some flights may be delayed throughout the day. London Gatwick apologizes for any inconvenience. Passengers should contact their airline for further information.”

An easyJet spokesperson said: “Due to continued poor weather conditions leading to air traffic control restrictions and delays at London Gatwick today, some flights this evening are now unable to operate as planned.

“We are doing everything we can to minimize the impact of weather conditions on our customers, offering rebooking or refund options for canceled flights, as well as hotel accommodation and meals if necessary.”

It urged customers traveling to and from London Gatwick to check its flight tracker for the latest flight information.

The continued disruption follows two days of delays and cancellations at the UK’s busiest airports.

Tens of thousands of passengers had their Christmas travel disrupted as thick fog descended on London and Cardiff airports in Edinburgh and Teesside.

Patches of thick fog could reduce visibility to as little as 100 meters in some areas, the Met Office said.

Kiera Quayle and her husband are still stuck on the Isle of Man after visiting family for Christmas.

On Friday evening, their return easyJet flight was delayed and then canceled due to fog at Gatwick.

Their new flight is not expected to bring them back to Gatwick until 5 p.m. on Sunday.

“We’re lucky to have family we can stay with, but it’s been difficult organizing the trip and where we’ll stay,” she told Sky News.

“Luckily for us, our neighbor has agreed to look after our cat for a few extra days, and we can absorb the extra cost of parking at Gatwick,” she said.

The weather is expected to clear up in the UK later on Sunday, according to the Met Office, before a burst of snow and rain around New Year’s Eve.

The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for snow and rain in Scotland next week, warning that heavy downpours could cause “significant disruption” to the build-up to Hogmanay.

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A yellow weather warning for wind was also issued for the north of England on Monday – with gusts of up to 60mph.

The warning is in force from 11am to 6pm and covers areas including Durham, Northumberland, Cumbria and North Yorkshire.