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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 Monday as the volcano ash cloud continues to paralyse the skies. | All airports in Scotland will remain closed until at least 1900 BST on Monday as the volcano ash cloud continues to paralyse the skies. |
| Weather forecasters said the UK was still largely covered by the cloud of ash from the eruption in Iceland. | |
| British Airways, bmi, Flybe and Ryanair have already cancelled all of their scheduled flights for Monday. | British Airways, bmi, Flybe and Ryanair have already cancelled all of their scheduled flights for Monday. |
| Thousands of Scots are still stranded abroad. The disruption is costing the travel industry millions of pounds. | Thousands of Scots are still stranded abroad. The disruption is costing the travel industry millions of pounds. |
| Some scientists have warned the eruption from the Eyjafjallajoekull volcano could continue for months. | Some scientists have warned the eruption from the Eyjafjallajoekull volcano could continue for months. |
| The Scottish government said it was working to deliver additional rail, bus and ferry services to aid passengers, and in discussions with UK ministers and the aviation authorities to find a solution as soon as possible. | The Scottish government said it was working to deliver additional rail, bus and ferry services to aid passengers, and in discussions with UK ministers and the aviation authorities to find a solution as soon as possible. |
| There has never been anything quite like this - it is a one off situation Brian PotterScottish Passenger Agents' Association | There has never been anything quite like this - it is a one off situation Brian PotterScottish Passenger Agents' Association |
| Finance Secretary John Swinney told BBC Scotland's Politics Show he was concerned about the disruption, adding: "I think the economic impact is very significant and it is happening already." | Finance Secretary John Swinney told BBC Scotland's Politics Show he was concerned about the disruption, adding: "I think the economic impact is very significant and it is happening already." |
| A spokesman for National Air Traffic Services (Nats) said: "The volcanic ash cloud from Iceland shows continued and extensive cover of the UK. | A spokesman for National Air Traffic Services (Nats) said: "The volcanic ash cloud from Iceland shows continued and extensive cover of the UK. |
| "We will of course continue to make best use of any breaks in the ash cloud to offer opportunities to airlines as they arise." | "We will of course continue to make best use of any breaks in the ash cloud to offer opportunities to airlines as they arise." |
| 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. |
| All airlines at Glasgow Airport have cancelled their entire schedules for Monday. | |
| 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." | 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." |
| Departure lounges have been largely deserted since Thursday | Departure lounges have been largely deserted since Thursday |
| More than 100 soldiers arrived home in Edinburgh from a six month tour of Afghanistan on Sunday after spending the last few days in Cyprus. | More than 100 soldiers arrived home in Edinburgh from a six month tour of Afghanistan on Sunday after spending the last few days in Cyprus. |
| The members of B Company, 1st Battalion the Royal Regiment of Scotland, had originally been due to arrive home at lunchtime on Friday. | The members of B Company, 1st Battalion the Royal Regiment of Scotland, had originally been due to arrive home at lunchtime on Friday. |
| They were flown into France on Saturday and spent the night travelling overland by coach and ferry. | They were flown into France on Saturday and spent the night travelling overland by coach and ferry. |
| In the Western Isles, a 34-year-old woman was flown by Stornoway Coastguard Rescue Helicopter to Glasgow's Southern General Hospital, after experiencing complications with her pregnancy. | |
| Brian Potter, president of travel agents body the Scottish Passenger Agents' Association, said the situation was "chaotic" for the thousands of Scots who are unable to get home from foreign airports. | Brian Potter, president of travel agents body the Scottish Passenger Agents' Association, said the situation was "chaotic" for the thousands of Scots who are unable to get home from foreign airports. |
| Travel agents had staff working overtime all weekend in an effort to bring people stranded abroad home, Mr Potter said, but he warned that with trains and ferries already fully booked it could be at least Thursday or Friday before many people were repatriated. | Travel agents had staff working overtime all weekend in an effort to bring people stranded abroad home, Mr Potter said, but he warned that with trains and ferries already fully booked it could be at least Thursday or Friday before many people were repatriated. |
| Mr Potter told BBC Scotland: "We can liken it to the 9/11 situation with the intensity of disruption. The whole of Europe is affected, but certainly thousands of Scots. | Mr Potter told BBC Scotland: "We can liken it to the 9/11 situation with the intensity of disruption. The whole of Europe is affected, but certainly thousands of Scots. |
| "The individuals who are stuck overseas in various airports are having to pay their own hotels most of the time, and it does seem insurance companies are not going to be covering a lot of that. | "The individuals who are stuck overseas in various airports are having to pay their own hotels most of the time, and it does seem insurance companies are not going to be covering a lot of that. |
| "People really need to read the small print carefully and check what is covered - is it an act of God or is it classed as bad weather, for example. Each insurance company treats it differently." | "People really need to read the small print carefully and check what is covered - is it an act of God or is it classed as bad weather, for example. Each insurance company treats it differently." |
| Wind direction | Wind direction |
| Mr Potter said the disruption was also "devastating" for airlines and travel companies. | |
| "Every day that it continues is more and more worrying for all the airlines who are not making money," he added. | "Every day that it continues is more and more worrying for all the airlines who are not making money," he added. |
| "The whole travel trade is fighting against this more than anything they have done ever before. There has never been anything quite like this - it is a one-off situation." | "The whole travel trade is fighting against this more than anything they have done ever before. There has never been anything quite like this - it is a one-off situation." |
| Tony Followell, from Glasgow, was among a queue of stranded people trying to board a P&O ferry from Bilbao in Spain to Portsmouth on Sunday morning. | Tony Followell, from Glasgow, was among a queue of stranded people trying to board a P&O ferry from Bilbao in Spain to Portsmouth on Sunday morning. |
| He said: "It seems there are a lot of people who have arrived on spec by train from places like Barcelona and Madrid overnight. | He said: "It seems there are a lot of people who have arrived on spec by train from places like Barcelona and Madrid overnight. |
| "I know one couple had flown from Majorca into Barcelona and taken a train across to Bilbao to get the ferry home. | "I know one couple had flown from Majorca into Barcelona and taken a train across to Bilbao to get the ferry home. |
| "There are a number of people in the waiting queue - and it is probably a couple of hundred - hoping to get on this morning's ferry. I doubt very much whether they will make it." | "There are a number of people in the waiting queue - and it is probably a couple of hundred - hoping to get on this morning's ferry. I doubt very much whether they will make it." |
| 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 on Scottish airports had been been lifted briefly on Friday before being quickly re-imposed as the cloud changed shape and direction. | Restrictions on Scottish airports 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. |