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Flights to airports in Shetland and Orkney have been disrupted as a result of ash from the Icelandic volcano.Airline Loganair said services to Sumburgh, Kirkwall, North Ronaldsay and Papa Westray were affected.
The National Air Traffic Service (Nats) said ash from the Eyjafjallajokull volcano would disrupt flights from 1300 BST on Saturday.
Last month the ash cloud caused widespread disruption for thousands of UK air passengers.
Jonathan Hinkles, Loganair's commercial director, said: "The no-fly zone now affects Shetland and the northern-most parts of the Orkney Islands, and as a result, all Loganair services to and from Sumburgh will be cancelled from 1pm today.
"Inter-island services from Kirkwall to North Ronaldsay and Papa Westray will also be cancelled."
Volcano intensifying
Mr Hinkles said Flybe services to and from Kirkwall were unaffected by the no-fly zone and therefore services from Edinburgh, Glasgow and Aberdeen to Kirkwall and on all other routes within the Loganair network would operate as scheduled.
He added: "At this time, we expect that services tomorrow will take place as scheduled on all routes but passengers are advised to check the website for further updates tomorrow morning before setting out for the airport."
Loganair said passengers should contact Flybe reservations to rearrange their travel plans.
Last month, thousands of travellers were stranded after ash shut down airspace across Europe.
Recent images have shown activity in the Eyjafjallajokull volcano intensifying.
Experts at the UK's Met Office said it was sending ash up to heights of 30,000 ft (9,100m).This article is from the BBC News website. ? British Broadcasting Corporation, The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites.