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| All flights in and out of Cardiff International Airport have been grounded following concerns of a volcanic ash cloud from Iceland. | All flights in and out of Cardiff International Airport have been grounded following concerns of a volcanic ash cloud from Iceland. |
| The Air Traffic Control Service (Nats), imposed restrictions after the Met Office warned ash could damage engines. | The Air Traffic Control Service (Nats), imposed restrictions after the Met Office warned ash could damage engines. |
| The plume of ash has also hit services major airports in Scotland, London, Manchester, Liverpool, Stansted, Birmingham, Newcastle and Bristol. | |
| Passengers are being asked to speak to their airline before leaving to travel. | Passengers are being asked to speak to their airline before leaving to travel. |
| "All flights have been grounded in Cardiff until further notice," said a spokesperson for Cardiff airport. | "All flights have been grounded in Cardiff until further notice," said a spokesperson for Cardiff airport. |
| "Those monitoring the situation are meeting at the moment and we hope to have an update on the situation soon." | "Those monitoring the situation are meeting at the moment and we hope to have an update on the situation soon." |
| Airport officials said passengers hoping to fly out of Cardiff on Thursday morning were "likely to face a struggle". | Airport officials said passengers hoping to fly out of Cardiff on Thursday morning were "likely to face a struggle". |
| At present about a dozen flights due to leave Cardiff in the morning, including services to Edinburgh, Glasgow, Dublin, Belfast, Jersey and Amsterdam, have all been cancelled. | At present about a dozen flights due to leave Cardiff in the morning, including services to Edinburgh, Glasgow, Dublin, Belfast, Jersey and Amsterdam, have all been cancelled. |
| But passengers for some flights this afternoon are still being asked to check-in. | But passengers for some flights this afternoon are still being asked to check-in. |
| "The advice at the moment is for people to check with their airlines before leaving for the airport," added Cardiff airport's spokesperson. | "The advice at the moment is for people to check with their airlines before leaving for the airport," added Cardiff airport's spokesperson. |
| A spokesman for Nats explained: "The Volcanic Ash Advisory Centre has issued a forecast that the ash cloud from the volcanic eruption in Iceland will track over Europe tonight. | A spokesman for Nats explained: "The Volcanic Ash Advisory Centre has issued a forecast that the ash cloud from the volcanic eruption in Iceland will track over Europe tonight. |
| "Nats is working with Eurocontrol and our colleagues in Europe's other air navigation service providers to take the appropriate action to ensure safety in accordance with international aviation policy." | "Nats is working with Eurocontrol and our colleagues in Europe's other air navigation service providers to take the appropriate action to ensure safety in accordance with international aviation policy." |
| 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. |