Bristol Airport Fog: Flights Diverted and Delayed Indefinitely
Dense fog disrupted flights at Bristol Airport on Monday, November 9, forcing some arrivals to land elsewhere and leaving several departures delayed with no new
Dense fog disrupted flights at Bristol Airport on Monday, November 9, forcing some arrivals to land elsewhere and leaving several departures delayed with no new time. Visibility stayed poor into the afternoon.
A Met Office yellow fog warning ran until 11:00 GMT that morning. The forecaster said the fog would be "thinning slowly" later in the morning, but conditions around the airport stayed difficult well beyond that.
Which flights were affected
Some inbound flights diverted to other airports, including Newcastle and Gatwick. An easyJet flight from Sharm El Sheikh, due in at 11:10pm, was also sent to another airport.
An easyJet flight from Fuerteventura was first listed for 7:20pm, then moved to 7:24pm. It was later rescheduled to land at 10:40.
On the departure board, several flights showed as "delayed indefinitely." easyJet said "dense fog" had cut visibility to 250 metres for its Bristol to Sharm El Sheikh service, EZY2911.
A Ryanair flight to Dublin, originally due to leave at 8:30am, was pushed back to 6:15pm. Ryanair told passengers that fog could delay flights to and from the UK that day. It said affected customers would be contacted through its app.
What the airport said
An airport spokesperson said the first flights of the morning, when most departures leave, were not affected. After that, three flights diverted and one returned to Dublin. Live flight information at the time suggested 14% of flights were delayed.
Later, the airport said some aircraft had diverted earlier in the day but flights were "now arriving" again after several hours.
What passengers should do
The airport advised travelers to contact their airline before setting off for the terminal. Ryanair customers were told to watch the app for the latest flight information.
Bristol Airport sits at Lulsgate Bottom on the edge of the Mendip Hills. It stands 622ft (190m) above sea level.
