10 Sep 2008

Fog lifts at Christchurch airport

11:50 am on 10 September 2008

Heavy fog at Christchurch International Airport on Wednesday morning has now dispersed and a backlog of delayed flights is starting to be cleared.

Heavy fog at Christchurch International Airport on Wednesday morning has now dispersed and a backlog of delayed flights is starting to be cleared.

Many flights were delayed and some cancelled. One international flight was diverted to land at Auckland Airport.

MetService earlier said visibility at the airportwas around 150 metres.