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| Further ban on Scots air travel | Further ban on Scots air travel |
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| All airports in Scotland will remain closed until at least 1900 BST on Sunday as the volcano ash cloud continues to paralyse the skies. | All airports in Scotland will remain closed until at least 1900 BST on Sunday as the volcano ash cloud continues to paralyse the skies. |
| Weather forecasters said the UK is still largely covered by the cloud of ash from the eruption in Iceland. | Weather forecasters said the UK is still largely covered by the cloud of ash from the eruption in Iceland. |
| Only a tiny number of flights have been able to land in the country since Thursday. | Only a tiny number of flights have been able to land in the country since Thursday. |
| Thousands of travellers are stranded abroad, with the disruption costing the travel industry more than £25m a day. | Thousands of travellers are stranded abroad, with the disruption costing the travel industry more than £25m a day. |
| Some scientists have warned the disruption caused by the Eyjafjallajoekull volcano could continue for months. | Some scientists have warned the disruption caused by the Eyjafjallajoekull volcano could continue for months. |
| A spokesman for National Air Traffic Services (Nats) said: "The volcanic ash cloud from Iceland shows continued and extensive cover of the UK. | |
| "Based on the latest information from the Met Office, Nats advises that the restrictions currently in place across UK controlled airspace will remain in place until at least 1900 (UK time) today, Sunday April 18." | |
| Passengers have been urged not to travel to airports until further notice, and to remain in contact with their airlines. | Passengers have been urged not to travel to airports until further notice, and to remain in contact with their airlines. |
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| A statement released by Glasgow Airport said: "We appreciate the continued patience of passengers at this difficult time and will provide updates as often as possible." | |
| Graeme Leitch of the Met Office said a change in the wind direction might mean flight restrictions could be lifted, but there was no indication that any such change was imminent. | Graeme Leitch of the Met Office said a change in the wind direction might mean flight restrictions could be lifted, but there was no indication that any such change was imminent. |
| Restrictions had been been lifted briefly on Friday before being quickly re-imposed as the cloud changed shape and direction. | Restrictions had been been lifted briefly on Friday before being quickly re-imposed as the cloud changed shape and direction. |
| A British Airways flight from New York and a Thomas Cook flight from Orlando were allowed to land at Glasgow Airport on Saturday morning. | A British Airways flight from New York and a Thomas Cook flight from Orlando were allowed to land at Glasgow Airport on Saturday morning. |
| Dust from the cloud has fallen to the ground in some areas of Scotland, but the Scottish Environment Protection Agency has said it does not pose a risk to health. | Dust from the cloud has fallen to the ground in some areas of Scotland, but the Scottish Environment Protection Agency has said it does not pose a risk to health. |