UK airports 'expected to reopen'

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  • xman
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    • Sep 2006
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    UK airports 'expected to reopen'


    All airports across the UK are expected to reopen from 0700 BST, air traffic controllers have said.Flights were grounded overnight in Northern Ireland, parts of western Scotland and the far south-west of England because of volcanic ash.

    But the ash cloud moved west overnight and has cleared UK airspace, air traffic controller, Nats, said.

    Last month, thousands of Britons were stranded overseas after ash shut down airspace across Europe.

    In a statement, Nats said: "The no-fly zone imposed by the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) tracking the high density area of the volcanic ash cloud, has moved west overnight and has now cleared UK airspace.

    "According to latest information from the Met Office, from 0700 today all UK airfields will be available.


    "We continue to maintain close dialogue with the Met Office and with the CAA, which is responsible for imposing no-fly zones."This article is from the BBC News website. ? British Broadcasting Corporation, The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites.


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