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- A cloud of volcanic ash from Iceland is continuing to cause cancellations at airports across the UK for a fifth day. More than 6.8 million passengers have been affected so far, with airspace closed or partially closed in 20 European countries. UK flights are suspended until 0100 BST on Tuesday at the earliest.
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Apr 15, 2010 · A cloud of volcanic ash from Iceland is continuing to cause cancellations at airports across the UK for a fifth day. More than 6.8 million passengers have been affected so far, with airspace ...
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Apr 20, 2010 · Airports around the country remain closed for a sixth day with thousands of flights cancelled as a large cloud of volcanic ash from Iceland hovers over the UK. But why does it affect planes?
Apr 15, 2010 · All flights at Belfast International Airport have been cancelled due to the volcanic ash. Melting ice spewing from the crater of the volcano under the Eyjafjallajokull glacier in Iceland.
- Belfasttelegraph.Co.Uk
On the evening of 20 April, it was announced that all the UK's airports would be opened from 22:00 BST. [111] On 4 May, the airspace over Northern Ireland and the west of Scotland closed from 07:00 to 13:00 UTC+1. The CAA said the decision was based on information from the Volcanic Ash Advice Centre (VAAC).
Apr 21, 2010 · Airports across the UK have now reopened after flights were suspended last week when a volcano in Iceland produced ash that stopped planes flying.
Apr 15, 2010 · Airline flights to, from, and within northern Europe have been cancelled today because of fears that a vast cloud of volcanic ash spreading from an Iceland volcano could bring down passenger...
Apr 12, 2012 · An estimated 3,000 flights were halted at midday by the National Air Traffic Service when a huge cloud of volcanic ash was blown south from Iceland. The restrictions will remain in place until...