5 Feb, 2020 @ 10:17
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BREAKING: Flights diverted from Malaga airport as thick fog covers Spain’s Costa del Sol for a second day

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PEST: Fog has caused flight diversions from Malaga

A SECOND day of thick sea mist has caused flights to be diverted from Malaga airport due to low visibility. 

Known as taro, the weather phenomenon caused a flight to be diverted last night while at 9am this morning, all flights were being diverted to Granada and Sevilla.

Seven flights have so far been diverted, four to Sevilla and three to Granada.

Drivers are also being advised to steer clear of the roads or take extreme caution behind the wheel.

The fog occurs when warm air from the southeast hits the cool sea surface, causing mass condensation.

It also brings with it extreme humidity, as high as 100% in some areas.

Travellers have been advised to check the status of their flights.

Laurence Dollimore

Laurence Dollimore is a Spanish-speaking, NCTJ-trained journalist with almost a decade’s worth of experience.
The London native has a BA in International Relations from the University of Leeds and and an MA in the same subject from Queen Mary University London.
He earned his gold star diploma in multimedia journalism at the prestigious News Associates in London in 2016, before immediately joining the Olive Press at their offices on the Costa del Sol.
After a five-year stint, Laurence returned to the UK to work as a senior reporter at the Mail Online, where he remained for two years before coming back to the Olive Press as Digital Editor in 2023.
He continues to work for the biggest newspapers in the UK, who hire him to investigate and report on stories in Spain.
These include the Daily Mail, Telegraph, Mail Online, Mail on Sunday and The Sun and Sun Online.
He has broken world exclusives on everything from the Madeleine McCann case to the anti-tourism movement in Tenerife.

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