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\nAbout 30 people were queuing at Wellington Airport on Tuesday afternoon after fog disrupted flights in the capital.
\nPhoto: RNZ \/ Samuel Rillstone\n<\/p>\n
Fog is causing disruption at Wellington Airport, with more than 40 flights affected on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
A spokesperson for the airport said 48 flights had been cancelled.<\/p>\n
According to the airport’s website, on Tuesday afternoon flights leaving for Christchurch, Napier and Dunedin were among those cancelled, along with flights arriving from Christchurch, Brisbane and Hamilton.<\/p>\n
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\nWellington Airport says 48 flights have been cancelled due to fog.
\nPhoto: RNZ \/ Samuel Rillstone\n<\/p>\n
A RNZ reporter at the airport said a line of about 30 people were queuing at the Air New Zealand ticket sales and assistance desk at Wellington Airport on Tuesday afternoon.<\/p>\n
Passengers are advised to check directly with their airlines for the latest information on their travel plans.<\/p>\n
Nicola told RNZ she had been in Wellington for work and was headed home to Hamilton.<\/p>\n
She said her flight was at 1.30pm and at first thought believed it had been bumped to 4.30pm.<\/p>\n
After talking to a friend she realised her new flight home was actually at 4.30pm tomorrow (Wednesday).<\/p>\n
“I’m either checking into a hotel or paying another $500 to see if someone else will take me home.”<\/p>\n
Nicola said it would be fine if she was on her own but she wanted to get back to her kids.<\/p>\n
Rhys told RNZ he was booked on a 4pm flight to Nelson which had been cancelled and redirected through Auckland on Thursday.<\/p>\n
He was able to get a JetStar flight through to Christchurch on Wednesday which was where he needed to be for some work meetings.<\/p>\n
“Business continues as normal.”<\/p>\n
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\nWellington Airport on Tuesday afternoon.
\nPhoto: RNZ \/ Samuel Rillstone\n<\/p>\n
Air New Zealand said it appreciated travel disruptions could be frustrating and thanked customers for their patience and understanding.<\/p>\n
Jetstar said there was currently no disruption to its services.<\/p>\n
MetService Meteorologist Lewis Ferris said there were some quite low clouds currently hanging over Wellington Airport.<\/p>\n
“It does look like it is being dragged around the southern corner of the North Island, just over that Wellington Airport runway.”<\/p>\n
He said current warm, humid air had created good conditions for low cloud.<\/p>\n
“But as we move overnight, that warm air is shifted away to the east,” he said.<\/p>\n
“We will still hold on to those southerlies overnight into tomorrow, but we should see that cloud base coming up overnight.”<\/p>\n