Heavy fog closes Ankara international airport

ANKARA, Jan 11 (Reuters) Heavy fog forced authorities to halt flights in and out of Ankara's Esenboga International Airport today, an airport official said.

Air traffic was halted at 0100 GMT (0630 hrs IST) and had not resumed by 1000 GMT (1530 hrs IST), the NTV news channel said.

Some flights have been cancelled, the official added.

Flights in and out of Istanbul's Ataturk International Airport were also delayed on Wednesday evening, but had resumed by this morning, NTV said.

Heavy fog has also forced authorities to halt maritime traffic on the Turkish straits.

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