Video shows planes landing at Manchester Airport in dense fog

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Heavy fog caused delays and diversions for hundreds of passengers
Pilots had to wait for clearance to land due to extremely low visibility
One flight, from Chicago to Manchester, was forced to divert to Dublin

Published: 05:26 EST, 4 October 2015 | Updated: 05:26 EST, 4 October 2015

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Plane spotters have captured mesmerising footage that shows aircraft emerging from dense fog that shrouded Manchester Airport and caused frustrating delays for passengers.

This 40-second video clip shows a Lufthansa passenger jet appearing almost out of nowhere as its engines rumble in the distance.

It occurred while visibility was down to less than 600ft and planes were forced to wait for clearance from air traffic controllers – creating a backlog as aircraft circled in the skies overhead.

Mesmerising footage shows a Lufthansa plane emerging from the fog as its engines rumble in the distance

The eerie scenes played out yesterday while the weather conditions caused delays for flights in and out of Manchester, and a handful of diversions, the Manchester Evening News reported.

By the time the heavy fog cleared up later in the day, hundreds of passengers were running up to three hours late.

An American Airlines flight from Chicago to Manchester was forced to divert to Dublin due to the hazardous conditions.

Visibility was down to less than 600ft and planes were forced to wait for clearance from air traffic controllers

Some planes were forced to circle for more than 30 minutes before they were permitted to land

Another AA flight, from New York’s John F Kennedy International Airport, circled overhead for about 30 minutes before it was given clearance to land, the Manchester Evening News reported.

Poor weather conditions weren’t exclusive to Manchester Airport, and they were blamed for delays or diversions at other airports in the UK.

At one point yesterday morning, an easyJet flight from Alicante, Spain, to Liverpool John Lennon Airport was forced to divert to Manchester.