Thick fog in Rotorua has cancelled fligths. Photo / File
Thick fog in Rotorua has cancelled fligths. Photo / File
Thick fog which cancelled two flights and three delayed in Rotorua has lifted.
The Rotorua air traffic controller said the fog which cancelled two flights and delayed three has cleared.
This morning he said the airport was "thick in fog" but now all flights were able to land and depart.
Air traffic controllers relayed conditions at the airport to pilots who would then make a decision based on a range of factors, including visibility.
An Air NZ flight expected to land in Rotorua from Auckland at 9.15am was cancelled due to the fog and and a flight set for Auckland at 9.40am was cancelled.
Two Air NZ flights set to depart from Rotorua to Christchurch and Wellington were delayed and a Wellington flight set to arrive at 9.55am was delayed by 30 minutes.
A reporter at the scene this morning said visibility was limited to about 10 metres and traffic had slowed down to 70km/h on the 100km/h highway.
