Eyjafjallajökull is still pissed

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London Airports Close This Morning on ‘High Density Ash Cloud’
By Steve Rothwell


May 17 (Bloomberg) -- Heathrow, Gatwick and London City airports closed from 1 a.m. until 7 a.m. today, National Air Traffic Services Ltd. said, citing a “high density ash cloud” that continues to move further south.

The U.K. no-fly zone, which is imposed by the Civil Aviation Authority, now includes Farnborough, Shoreham, Biggin Hill, all airfields in Northern Ireland, Scottish Western Isles, Oban, Campbeltown, Caernarfon and Aberdeen, as well as the three London airports. Stansted and Luton will remain open, NATS said.

Airports across northern England, including Manchester and Liverpool, will reopen from 1 a.m. after being closed since 1 p.m. yesterday, NATS said. Cardiff remains open but operations “may be limited due to close proximity of the no-fly zone,” NATS said.

British authorities are imposing a no-fly zone on the U.K.’s major transport hub as a cloud of volcanic ash disrupts travel for a third time in a month. Thousands of flights across Europe have been canceled in the past month since the eruption of the Eyjafjallajökull volcano on concern the resulting cloud of ash might damage aircraft engines and endanger passenger safety.

British Airways Plc is “likely to experience significant disruption to our operations on Monday morning,” the London- based company said in an e-mailed statement. ..........(more)

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