A spokesperson for the airport said there was a “high likelihood” of further disruption to flights on Tuesday.
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London City was effectively closed, with visibility down to about 50m, the report added.
“As a result of the poor weather forecast at London Heathrow, the airport authorities and air traffic control have for a third consecutive day requested airlines to reduce their schedules on Tuesday morning to maintain safety”, BA said.
Dozens of flights have already been cancelled and others delayed due to low visibility from heavy fog.
“We’ve got extra passenger ambassadors in the terminals to provide assistance for those travelling today”.
Fog has placed severe strain on London’s airports since Sunday – Heathrow and Gatwick are the busiest dual and single runway airports in the world, respectively. British-Airways I forgive you for our 5 hr delay.
A driver died and a five-year-old girl was injured on Sunday when a vehicle apparently hit a tree in thick fog in Uttoxeter, central England.
A Manchester Airport spokesman said: “Like much of the United Kingdom, Manchester Airport has been affected by the fog and low visibility over the past couple of days”.
Many flights between London and Scotland were cancelled or heavily delayed.
He tweeted: “Cancelled on @British_Airways then @flybe Everything else full. Everything else full. Not getting out of Belfast”.
Sky news anchor Eamonn Holmes, who was honoured last month at The Irish Post Awards, was stranded in Belfast this morning and failed to appear on viewers’ screens.
“This may mean a few significant travel disruption, not least to Monday’s rush hour”.
Motorists have been told to take care on the roads and Highways England has urged people to allow more time for their journeys.
Met Eireann has not issued any weather warnings but predicts that the mist will thicken to fog in a few parts of the country tonight.
British Airways warned fliers of Monday disruptions “at many United Kingdom airports”, issuing a flexible rebooking policy for customers with short-haul flights at Heathrow and City airports.
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Trawsgoed in Wales enjoyed temperatures of 22.3C, whereas the previous record was 21.7C, recorded in Prestatyn, Wales, in 1946.
