Heavy fog at Larnaca airport caused four flights to be diverted to Paphos early on Saturday morning.

According to Hermes Airports, after 3am, the fog prevented flights from Frankfurt, Zurich, Belgrade and Athens from landing at Larnaca.

Approximately 700 passengers were affected by the diversions.

The flights from Athens and Belgrade returned to Larnaca around 7am, with the flights from Zurich and Frankfurt expected to follow shortly after.

Operations at Larnaca airport have since returned to normal, CNA reported.