Saturday is expected to be another busy travel day with many returning home after visiting loved ones during the festive period.
Fog has shrouded much of the country over the past few days and shows little sign of fading.
“Temporary air traffic restrictions have been put in place due to fog causing poor visibility. Some flights may be delayed throughout the day,” a spokesperson for Gatwick Airport said.
A spokesperson for Nats, the UK’s main air traffic control provider, said on Friday: “Due to widespread fog, temporary air traffic restrictions are in place at several airports across the UK today. Restrictions of this sort are only ever applied to maintain safety.
National Rail has a number of large-scale engineering projects ongoing over Christmas and New Year which will mean closures at London Paddington and London Liverpool Street.
A double-decker red bus drives across Westminster Bridge REUTERS/Isabel Infantes A bridge is shrouded in fog on December 26, 2024 in Goole, United Kingdom. Dense fog has caused travel disruption across the UK. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)
South Western Railways said that due to overrunning works at Battersea, south London, all lines were closed early on Saturday morning.
Avanti West Coast warned customers not to travel north of Preston due to damage to overhead lines in the Lanark area of Scotland.
The Met Office has advised motorists to go steady when they are driving in fog.
“There is a lot of fog covering much of England, mainly the South East and central England, but the rest of the country is seeing quite a bit of thick fog too.
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Read MoreBut lingering low cloud should start to clear on Sunday, Mr Eslick said.
The murky conditions of late are less likely to return in the last couple of days of the year but people should not hold out hope for much winter sunshine.
“It looks like it won’t be as dank and horrible (early next week) but it will still be wet and windy across much of the country,” Mr Eslick said.
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