Many travelers will not be able to get on time for Christmas as British Airways announced on Monday the cancellation of dozens of flights due to the fog that was causing chaos among the passengers.

Even though the fog that caused the cancellation of flights on Sunday had eased, Heathrow Airport announced the cancellation of 30 departures, Reuters reports. A spokesman of the airline company said: “Due to the way things have gone, there may be those who won't get to where they want. We would expect to get as many people away as possible, but we can't rule out the possibility of some people not getting away. Our staff at the airport is working as hard as they can.”

The passengers left stranded said that their holiday plans were thrown away.

Over 1,000 passengers spend their night at the airport on Sunday and others slept in nearby hotels. 

On Saturday and Sunday due to the thick fog hundreds of flights were canceled.

In Scotland the airports were returning to the normal schedule after 25 planes were cancelled in the weekend. On Monday only a few flights were cancelled at Edinburgh and Glasgow.

Travelers were told to check the BAA or the websites of the airline before leaving.

Almost 240 passengers from a London-Scotland sleeper train were stranded after the train hit materials that were on the track at Beattock Summit south of Carstairs in Scotland, Guardian Unlimited informs.

The train, which left from Euston station in London at 8 p.m. on Sunday, suffered damages. Busses took the passengers from the train to their destination. No one was hurt.

On Monday forecaster announced warmer weather, thus casting a ray of hope.

The Met Office said on its Web site: “Bands of rain are likely to push south east across the UK, bringing places in the south and east a damp and grey rather than white Christmas Day. Brighter skies and some showers will follow from the north."