More than 1,000 flights were delayed at London Heathrow and Gatwick on Friday as fog created travel chaos for UK airports.

Much of the UK has been shrouded in fog in recent days and the weather is having an impact as airports attempt to resume their normal flight schedules.

Widespread fog has triggered major disruption at Britain's busiest airports, with dozens of flights cancelled and hundreds more delayed across the country. Passengers at Gatwick, Manchester and Heathrow airports are facing significant travel disruption as air traffic restrictions have been implemented due to poor visibility.

Travellers are being urged to check with their airline as air traffic restrictions are in place at several UK airports due to fog, the country's main air traffic control provider Nats said. Gatwick and Manchester,

"Restrictions of this sort are only ever applied to maintain safety." A London Gatwick spokesperson said: "Temporary air traffic restrictions have been put in place due to fog causing poor visibility.

Gatwick Airport is among several airports in the UK that are facing travel disruption due to fog on Friday, December 27