Volcanic ash cloud developments
Latest impact from the volcanic ash cloud
- KLM cancels all European flights on Sunday
- British Airways cancels all flights on Monday
- Italy plans test flight Sunday to assess ash cloud
- Eurocontrol says flights down to 4,000 on Sunday
- EU to assess economic impact of ash cloud www.reuters.com
- British Airways cancels all flights on Monday www.reuters.com
- Potential scenarios for volcano gas cloud crisis www.reuters.com
- German airlines complain over airspace closures www.reuters.com
- KLM cancels all European flights on Sunday www.reuters.com
- Eurocontrol says flights down to 4,000 on Sunday www.reuters.com
- Bulgaria partly opens airspace for flights www.reuters.com
- TUI to bring German tourists home in bus convoys www.reuters.com
- Ash cloud could delay Greek EU-IMF meeting Monday www.reuters.com
- Air France aims for long distance flights on Monday www.reuters.com
- Deutsche Post says aims to minimize delays due ash www.reuters.com
- German airlines complain over airspace closures www.reuters.com
- Dutch airspace closure extended to 2 p.m. EDT www.reuters.com
- Dubai's Emirates loses $10 million a day due to ash www.reuters.com
- UK extends airspace closure to 2 a.m. EDT Monday
- Germany opens airports in five German cities for flights heading east until 2 p.m. EDT: air traffic control
- Air France says first test flight went without problems; second test is now taking place
- French Civil Aviation Authority says airports in southwest France will remain open until Monday April 19, 9 a.m. EDT
- EU ministers to look at whether flights could be allowed despite ash: UK transport minister Adonis
- Denmark extends airspace closure until 0600 GMT Monday
- British transport minister Andrew Adonis: European Union transport ministers will consider on Monday whether flights could resume even if volcanic ash from Iceland remains in the atmosphere
- "There is a video conference of European transport ministers tomorrow so that we can examine the results of the test flights and look and see whether there is any updating of the regulatory structure which might make it possible for flights to take place despite the presence of the ash cloud," Adonis told BBC television.
"Because at the present time the strong safety advice is that flights cannot take place while the ash cloud is present." - Germany opens some airports for easterly flights www.reuters.com
- Ryanair cancels all North European flights until at least middle of Wednesday
- French PM says Northern French airports to remain closed at least until Tuesday.
- Are you stuck getting to or from a meeting or vacation? Post a comment on how the travel chaos is impacting you.
- Reader comment: I am stuck in India with my 3 year old daughter and wife is stuck in Italy... We were both to meet in Austria for a holiday on 17th and we are now waitng... hoping... praying... calling airlines... hoping against hope that we will be able to make it to our vacation as a family!!!!
- Reuters correspondent Mark Meadows flew over two days from St Petersburg to Rome, via Istanbul and Athens, then homewards by train to Milan. "It's possible to fly around the 'cloud', and the fact I could still find seats suggests not everyone has seen that possibility," he said.
- Six Polish airports including Warsaw reopen for commercial flights www.reuters.com
- Reader comment: We are waiting for teams from the Netherlands, Sweden, Belgium, US to arrive in India for an event.... first time I experience what is called an "Act of god" in my contracts.....
- Airlines, airports want restrictions reassessed. www.reuters.com
- KLM plans to have 3 commercial freight flights after 1800 GMT, expects passenger flights on Monday at the earliest: reports
- A volcanic eruption: Iceland's revenge? www.reuters.com
- United Airlines cancels 56 flights to and from Europe; American Airlines cancels 60: spokespersons www.reuters.com
- EU/IMF mission delayed by ash cloud; new date April 21 if conditions allow: Greek Finance Ministry www.reuters.com
- Half of European flights could operate Monday: Spain www.reuters.com
- IMF, World Bank to go ahead with Washington meetings this week despite air travel disruption. www.reuters.com
- Italy civil aviation authority says to reopen Northern Italian airspace from 0500 GMT Monday.
- Eurocontrol says flights down to 4,000 on Sunday
- Austria's airports expected to open from 7 a.m. EDT Monday www.reuters.com
- UK may use navy to bring home stranded citizens www.reuters.com
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