- Melbourne woke up to thick fog on Monday morning, causing flight delays
- A ‘handful’ of domestic flights were cancelled or delayed, the airport said
- Qantas and Jetstar both had cancellations with passengers put on next flight
Melbourne airport was plunged into chaos again as thick fog delayed and cancelled flights for the second time in three days.
The city woke up to fog on Monday morning, forcing air traffic control to reduce the number of flights coming in to land per hour. The same thing happened on Friday.
A spokesman for Melbourne Airport told Daily Mail Australia that a ‘handful’ of domestic flights were cancelled or delayed.
Melbourne airport was plunged into chaos today as low cloud (pictured) cancelled flights
A spokesman for Qantas said: ‘We’re experiencing some delays and cancellations due to thick fog. Affected passengers will be put on the next available flight.’
A spokesman for Jetstar said two flights from Melbourne to the Gold Coast were cancelled and others were delayed.
A spokesman for Virgin Air said ‘five or six flights’ have been cancelled with passengers moved on to the next available one.
The fog is due to clear with temperatures of 28C expected in Melbourne this afternoon.
A spokesman for Qantas said: ‘We’re experiencing some delays and cancellations due to thick fog. Affected passengers will be put on the next available flight.’
Melbourne woke up to thick fog (pictured) this morning, forcing air traffic control to reduce the number of flights coming in to land per hour
A spokesman for Jetstar said two flights from Melbourne to the Gold Coast were cancelled and others were delayed
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