Foggy weather again causing canceled, delayed flights at Dutch airports
Monday started with thick fog in the Netherlands and it again disrupted air traffic at the major Dutch airports. Schiphol, Eindhoven Airport, and Rotterdam The Hague Airport all reported delayed and canceled flights.
The meteorological institute KNMI has a code yellow fog warning in place for Zuid-Holland and Noord-Brabant until at least 11:00 a.m., and in Zeeland until at least 1:00 p.m.
Eindhoven Airport, located in Noord-Brabant, reported four canceled and 12 delayed departures, and four canceled and 10 delayed arrivals on Monday morning. One departure was moved to Rotterdam The Hauge. “We are affected by fog. This may cause delays and/or cancelations,” the airport warned.
Rotterdam The Hague reported four canceled and four delayed departures, and three canceled and one delayed arrivals. “Fog has consequences for air traffic,” the Zuid-Holland-based airport said. Overnight, several flights had to divert to Schiphol airport because of the fog. “Passengers can keep an eye on our website for up-to-date flight information or contact their airline.”
Schiphol Airport was not very impacted by the fog, but as it is by far the Netherlands’ largest airport, it reported the most affected flights. 26 departures were delayed and two were canceled at the Amsterdam airport; 33 arrivals were delayed and three were canceled.
After the fog clears, the day will be sunny in most of the Netherlands, with only the north and northeast dealing with persistent cloud cover. No rain is expected and maximums will climb to around 13 degrees, with a weak to moderate easterly wind.
Tuesday will again start with fog in many places. The day will be dry and sunny with Maximus around 12 degrees and little wind.
The rest of the week will look much the same, with a high chance of dense fog on Wednesday and Thursday. Temperatures will be around the long-term average - minimums around 6 degrees and maximums around 12 degrees. “Some light rain may fall during the weekend and it may become somewhat milder,” the KNMI said.
