Air passengers are being hit with cancellations and delays for a fourth day in the south of England because of heavy fog. The fog covering the region today, which began to lift as the morning progressed, is causing disruption at major airports, including London Heathrow, where 40 flights were cancelled. The Met Office fog warning across the south of the country expired at 10am on Saturday, and forecaster Nathan Partridge said he was expecting a "continual gradual improvement" with several patches persisting into the afternoon. He told the Press Association: "Certainly it's improving, we've got better visibility than we did first thing this morning, and the fog is lifting off the ground so it's now turning into a low cloud issue, which for those out and about driving is obviously an improvement, but still causes some issues in terms of the airports. "We will see some fog reforming after dark down in the far south-east corner, south-east of London, this evening for a time, but we will then see the winds picking up which should help to clear that away as well." Passengers at Gatwick and Heathrow were being warned to expect delays and urged to get in contact with their flight...
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