Thick coastal fog shut down one of two runways for arriving planes at Los Angeles International Airport, causing minor delays for passengers at the start of the busy Thanksgiving travel week.Air traffic controllers were only letting pilots land on the south runway Monday night, Federal Aviation Administration spokesman Ian Gregor said. Meanwhile, departing flights were also delayed by about 15 minutes because of poor visibility, he said.
“The controllers can’t see a lot of the air field, so they have to slow down traffic as a precaution,” Gregor said.
The fog was expected to lift by midmorning Tuesday, according to the National Weather Service.
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