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Volcano News Summary

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Sunday 18, April 2010

Finnair flight traffic on Monday 19 Apr
Dust discharged into the air by the eruption of a volcano in Iceland is disrupting flight traffic in Europe. Helsinki Airport remains closed until Monday, April 19th, 6 p.m. EET. Finnair has to cancel all of its flights until then.

Sunday 18, April 2010

Lufthansa flights have been cancelled worldwide until Monday, Apr 19, 1200 UTC
Like all other airlines, Lufthansa must comply with directives issued by ministries and air traffic control. Most European airports are closed. In Germany, all airports have shut down. All arrivals at and departures from these airports have been cancelled until further notice.

Sunday 18, April 2010

KLM operates commercial flights on Sunday
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines operated two commercial flights to the Far East on Sunday evening. There were no passengers on board these flights, which both carried cargo and the regular crew complement.

Sunday 18, April 2010

All British Airways flights to and from London airports are cancelled on 19 Apr
Following further information from the Met Office about the path of the volcanic ash affecting UK airspace and airlines, there will continue to be severe disruption to our schedule.

Sunday 18, April 2010

Air France long-haul flights will arrive at airport located outside Paris - 19 Apr
On Monday, April 19, weather conditions permitting, nine (9) Air France long-haul flights will arrive at airports located outside Paris.

Sunday 18, April 2010

Ash clouds: test flights
In agreement with the French Civil Aviation Administration (Direction Générale de l’Aviation Civile), Air France will conduct passenger-less test flights, following the example of Germany and The Netherlands.

Sunday 18, April 2010

KLM successfully operates ten test flights
KLM successfully operated a total of ten test flights this weekend. The purpose of the flights was to assess whether the quality of the atmosphere allowed safe air traffic. All of the aircraft have now undergone a technical inspection. KLM conveyed the results of today’s flights to the Dutch air transport authorities, Inspectie Verkeer en Waterstaat (IVW).

Saturday 17, April 2010

Iberia has cancelled - 17 Apr
Iberia has cancelled its flights to and from the airports that are still closed: London, Brussels, Paris, Amsterdam, Copenhagen, Frankfurt, Berlin, Dusseldorf, Stockholm and Warsaw.

Saturday 17, April 2010

Closure of Paris-Charles de Gaulle and Paris-Orly airports 17-19 Apr
Due to the cloud of volcanic ash from Mount Eyjafjallajokull (Iceland), the French Civil Aviation Authorities (DGAC) has ordered the closure of Paris-Charles de Gaulle and Paris-Orly airports.

Saturday 17, April 2010

Aer Lingus Flight Disruption for Saturday 17 Apr
Aer Lingus has confirmed that all UK, European and US flights scheduled to depart Dublin, Cork, Shannon, Belfast, London Heathrow and Gatwick today, Saturday 17 April, have been cancelled, including Aer Lingus Regional flights.

Saturday 17, April 2010

Open to limited traffic in Bodo control area Northern Norway
Avinor, together with the Civil Aviation Authority and the relevant airlines decided to open for limited traffic north of Bodo.

Saturday 17, April 2010

LOT has cancelled flights - 17 Apr
LOT has cancelled flights today (April 17, 2010). It may also cancel some or all its flights on Sunday, April 18, 2010. The decision regarding tomorrow will be made at 6:00 p.m today (Warsaw time).

Saturday 17, April 2010

European airspace closure 17-19 Apr
The European Air Traffic Control has confirmed that for flight safety reasons there will be widespread closures of European airspace leading to severe restrictions on flights in the next few days.

Saturday 17, April 2010

Thomson cancelled flights - update 17 Apr
Following the eruption of a volcano in Iceland, NATS (National Air Traffic Service) have confirmed that the cloud of volcanic dust is still within UK and European air space today (Saturday 17 April). Thomson Airways has been advised that British airspace remains closed until at least 7am (UK time) on Sunday 18 April. This has resulted in significant disruption to our flying programme, and the airline has taken the decision to cancel all UK outbound flights due to operate on Thursday 15, Friday 16, Saturday 17 and Sunday 18 April 2010.

Saturday 17, April 2010

Easyjet flights update 17 Apr
Due to the volcanic eruption in Iceland, UK Air Traffic Control (NATS) has now said restrictions would remain until at least 1:00 BST on Sunday.

 

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