HEAVY fog has caused major delays for several flights from Southampton Airport this morning.

Flights to northern parts of the country have been delayed by up to an hour, with some scheduled take-offs to mainland Europe having estimated delays of more than two hours.

All morning flights to Manchester airport from Southampton have been cancelled due to the dense fog.

Anyone flying today should phone the airport or check southamptonairport.com ahead of departure.

Meanwhile a crash is blocking one lane of the M3 southbound between junctions 11 and 12 near Eastleigh, with delays back to junction 9 at Winchester.