Fog hits Island flight schedules

Thursday, 23 January 2020 09:29

By Rob Pritchard @rpritchard9

Dense fog at Ronaldsway Airport this morning is disrupting flights to and from the Island.

The 7am and 10.10am flights to Manchester and 7.15am service to Liverpool have now been cancelled - last nights Gatwick flight was called off overnight and is due to leave at 2.45pm today.

Some later services to different destinations are also expected to have setbacks.

Ronaldsway Met Office says the mist and fog is due to disperse this afternoon.

Meanwhile, passengers are advised to check the Isle of Man Airport website for any updates.

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