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| Volcano ash hits UK flight plans | Volcano ash hits UK flight plans |
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| UK airline passengers are facing disruption as an ash cloud from an Icelandic volcanic eruption drifts towards the country. | UK airline passengers are facing disruption as an ash cloud from an Icelandic volcanic eruption drifts towards the country. |
| The Air Traffic Control Service, NATS, said the decision had been made after advice from the Met Office as volcanic ash can damage aircraft engines. | The Air Traffic Control Service, NATS, said the decision had been made after advice from the Met Office as volcanic ash can damage aircraft engines. |
| Flights are currently banned from northern Scotland with Aberdeen Airport warning of "considerable impact". | Flights are currently banned from northern Scotland with Aberdeen Airport warning of "considerable impact". |
| The cloud of ash is expected to move south, forecasters say. | |
| Passengers have been advised to contact airlines to check on their flights and Easyjet has said the volcanic cloud could cause "significant disruption". | |
| Impact | Impact |
| The eruption under a glacier in the Eyjafjallajoekull area of Iceland is the second in Iceland in less than a month. | The eruption under a glacier in the Eyjafjallajoekull area of Iceland is the second in Iceland in less than a month. |
| Aberdeen Airport said a planned closure of airspace from midnight was expected to affect flight arrivals and departures. | Aberdeen Airport said a planned closure of airspace from midnight was expected to affect flight arrivals and departures. |
| A spokeswoman for the airport said: "The closure will come into effect locally at midnight and may also spread to other parts of Scotland. | A spokeswoman for the airport said: "The closure will come into effect locally at midnight and may also spread to other parts of Scotland. |
| "It has been ordered by the air traffic control service NATS - as a result of volcanic ash which is drifting towards the country from Iceland." | "It has been ordered by the air traffic control service NATS - as a result of volcanic ash which is drifting towards the country from Iceland." |
| A spokeswoman for Easyjet said: "Following the eruption of a volcano in Iceland earlier today, the Met Office have advised airlines that the ash plume may reach UK air space overnight. | |
| "As a result this may cause significant disruption to flights departing the UK tomorrow. | "As a result this may cause significant disruption to flights departing the UK tomorrow. |
| "Easyjet passengers are advised to check the website before they leave for the airport for any disruption information." |