One other foggy morning in Auckland is inflicting main disruption to home flights out and in of Auckland Airport. Photograph / Hayden Woodward
Journey woes proceed for these hoping to depart and arrive at Auckland Airport as a automotive hearth causes main site visitors delays and fog refuses to carry.
NZ Transport Company stated a automotive hearth is obstructing one left southbound lane in direction of the airport earlier than the Touchdown Drive intersection.
Beforehand two lanes had been blocked.
Based on Google Maps, site visitors is backed for 4.5km approaching the airport, with the tail of site visitors again to the Southwestern Motorway.
“Delay your journey or use SH20B (Puhinui Rd) to get to the airport till additional discover,” the company wrote.
A police spokesperson stated the hearth was reported at 5.53am.
Extra home flights out and in of Auckland Airport have been cancelled and delayed this morning as fog descends on town once more.
It follows greater than 100 cancelled or delayed flights on Monday as thick fog hampered airport operations.
Round 11 home regional flights have been cancelled thus far this morning and one other 13 delayed, the airport stated. A flight from Wellington has additionally been cancelled as a result of fog.
Worldwide flights haven’t been affected.
Fog restrictions had been lifted after midnight however simply earlier than 5am this morning the airport stated restrictions had been put again in place.
The airport stated passengers ought to test the Auckland Airport web site or app for the newest flight arrival and departure info.
Auckland Transport stated ferries had been additionally affected by the fog. Downtown and Seaside Haven/Hobsonville Level are delayed as much as quarter-hour.
On Monday morning heavy fog delayed or cancelled 89 home flights out and in of town, whereas an additional 14 flights had been cancelled final night time. There have been additionally widespread ferry cancellations and delays.
MetService forecaster Lewis Ferris stated on Monday morning there was a mixing pot of dangerous elements that was inflicting the fog to hold round.
He stated MetService anticipated visibility would improve over the morning because the solar started to warmth up the bottom – a prediction that got here to move with fog restrictions lifted shortly after noon Monday.
Ferris stated the solar’s low angle as a result of winter solstice, excessive clouds blocking the solar, and the shortage of wind, made for the proper foggy circumstances.
