Flights to and from Prague airport disrupted by fog

Flights out of Prague airport were grounded and incoming flights were diverted on Monday morning due to low visibility caused by thick fog. The Czech airline ČSA said it was forced to cancel nine flights, and redirect another 11 to the Czech Republic’s second city Brno, and Dresden, Germany. The fog reduced visibility to around 200 metres, which is less than half the minimum required for the airport to function normally. An airport spokesperson said that after hours of disruption, a normal service resumed around 0640 GMT, but with a backlog of delayed outgoing flights. Prague’s Ruzyně airport said that flights were running to schedule again by late Monday afternoon.