Fog grounds dozens more Heathrow and Gatwick flights on one of the busiest weekends of UK winter
Tens of thousands of airline passengers endured long delays, diversions and cancellations as low cloud and fog blanketed southeast England – which has the busiest skies in the world.The Independent has calculated that more than 200 flights to and from UK airports were cancelled between noon on Friday and Saturday evening as air traffic controllers slowed the “flow rate” at both London Heathrow and Gatwick.