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Passengers have been warned that Scottish flights may still face disruption, despite most of the country's airspace reopening on Friday.The flight restrictions, put in place on Thursday morning after a cloud of volcanic ash drifted across the UK, were lifted in Scotland at 1900 BST.
But passengers have been advised to check with their airline before travelling to airports.
Ryanair has cancelled all its flights over northern Europe until Monday.
BAA, which operates Glasgow, Edinburgh and Aberdeen airports, said some Scottish internal flights and services from to north America and Ireland would run on Saturday.
However, airspace restrictions were still in force across parts of England and Wales until 1300 BST on Saturday.
A small number of flights departed and arrived at Glasgow airport on Friday, including two Icelandair flights carrying more than 400 people who were stranded after the volcano erupted in Iceland. Among the passengers was a school group from Loughborough in Leicestershire, who were in Iceland for a geography field trip.
One of the teachers photographed the plume of ash breaking through the clouds as they flew back to Scotland.
Loganair said a limited number of flights, including those between Glasgow and Stornoway, Islay, Benbecula and Barra, started operating on Friday afternoon following advice that flight routes used by these services were clear of volcanic ash.
The airline said it hoped services would return to normal on Saturday.
'Heavier particles'
Flybe also said it would operate flights from Glasgow to Belfast City.
Ryanair boss Michael O'Leary announced the blanket cancellations over safety fears, as the ash could pose a serious hazard to aircraft engines.
He apologised to customers but said he was acting on advice that stable weather was continuing to push ash over the region.
The Scottish Environment Protection Agency said it was examining particles of the ash which had been found in Scotland.
Peter Sloss from the Met Office said people could start to see dust on their cars by Saturday.
"As the winds begin to ease down the heavier particles start to fall," he said.This article is from the BBC News website. ? British Broadcasting Corporation, The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites.