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Global airlines have lost about $1.7bn (£1.1bn) as a result of the disruptions to flights caused by the Icelandic volcanic eruption, a body has said.The International Air Transport Association (IATA) said that at its height, the "crisis" hit almost a third of global flights.
It also estimated that 1.2 million passengers a day were affected.
On Tuesday night, flights started landing in the UK after a six-day shutdown of UK airspace.
The decision to lift the ban followed safety tests that showed plane engines could cope in areas of low density ash.
"For an industry that lost $9.4bn last year and was forecast to lose a further $2.8bn in 2010, this crisis is devastating," said Giovanni Bisignani, chief executive of IATA.This article is from the BBC News website. ? British Broadcasting Corporation, The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites.