The haze forces several flights from Lanzarote to Fuerteventura to be diverted

For this Sunday, February 12, the haze will continue, reducing visibility to 3,000 meters

February 12 2023 (08:10 WET)
Updated in February 12 2023 (12:08 WET)
Plane Diversion to Fuerteventura
Plane Diversion to Fuerteventura

This Saturday was a difficult day at the César Manrique airport, where the wind and haze caused several flights to be diverted to Fuerteventura.

According to air traffic controllers on their Twitter account, up to four planes coming from Bilbao, Düsseldorf, Nottingham and Gran Canaria could not land in Lanzarote.

For this Sunday, the island is on yellow alert for suspended dust, which could reduce visibility to 3,000 meters. As for the wind, it will blow from the moderate southeast with intervals of strong at noon, and with some occasional very strong gusts on the western slopes.

Forecast for Monday, February 13

 

For this Monday, the Meteorological Agency maintains the yellow alert for haze. There will be intervals of high clouds tending to cloudy at noon with a low probability of occasional weak rains. Maximum temperatures will not change or slightly decrease and minimum temperatures may experience a slight increase.

Finally, the wind will blow from the moderate southeast with intervals of strong at noon, and with some occasional very strong gusts on the western slope during noon.

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