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

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.

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.

Heathrow Airport has been forced to cancel as many as 90 flights as huge winds continue to batter the country, amid a number of weather warnings from the Met Office today

"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.

Delays of up to four hours at the country’s busiest airports, including Manchester and London Gatwick, as thick fog disrupts travel

Air traffic restrictions are in place at several UK airports due to fog, the country's main air traffic control (ATC) provider Nats has said.