All British Flights Grounded due to Volcanic Ash
The UK faced more travel chaos after flights in and out of the UK were grounded until Friday night. Travelers trying to return home from Easter breaks are the latest to be affected by the huge ash cloud making its way across northern Europe after an Icelandic volcano erupted for the second time in the last month.
National Air Traffic Services has warned that there seems to be no improvement in the amount of ash heading through the UK and says that their restriction to close air space would stay in place until 7pm at the earliest on Friday. They originally thought that flights would be able to continue by 1pm.
However, the air traffic control company says that a limited amount of flights may run to and from Norther Ireland, as well as parts of Scotland. The volcanic ash cloud continues to cover most of the UK, while the eruption continues too, they said. After reviewing the latest information from the Met Office, National Air Traffic Services advised that restrictions remain in place for the UK until 7pm.
However, the statement continued, Northern Ireland and Western Isles of Scotland flights to and from Prestwick and Glasgow will be allowed until 1pm Friday, along with north Atlantic flights to and from Belfast, Glasgow and Prestwick. The air traffic controller added that they will continue to review information from the Met Office and will advise more arrangements at 8:30am, which will be in effect until 1am on Saturday.
Other countries were affected by the ash cloud as well, including Denmark, the Netherlands, Holland, France, Finland and Sweden. The eruption has caused the evacuation of over 800 people, while millions of travelers will miss their flights due to cancellations.
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