LIVE: Greater Manchester wakes up to dramatic fog as Manchester Airport is hit with delays - latest updates

People across Greater Manchester have woken to thick fog this morning. Pictures from areas across the region show a blanket of fog dramatically affecting visibility.

Some passengers at Manchester Airport have reported delays to flights taking off due to the conditions. The Met Office yesterday warned that 'quite a lot of low cloud, mist and fog' could develop overnight after heavy rain in parts of the country.

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Manchester Airport has just issued a statement on the disruption.

A spokesman said:

We have experienced some issues caused by low visibility affecting inbound flights this morning.

This has caused delays to some outbound flights.

Our resilience team is on hand to help affected passengers. The weather is improving and the schedule is returning to normal. We apologise for any inconvenience.”

One passenger says his flight has been delayed by 2 hours. The departure board shows some flights are now being delayed by more than.

We have contacted the Airport for an update on the situation

Manchester airport . 2 hour delays taking off. What a surprise. Wrong type of fog on the runway .

According to the traffic and travel service Inrix, around the half the flights in and out of Manchester Airport are experiencing delays 'because of poor visibility as a result of the fog.'

The departure board as displayed on the Airport's website gives a flavour of some of the delays passengers are experiencing

Earlier the Airport told the M.E.N Air Traffic Control flow restrictions had delayed many