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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 0100 BST on Monday 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 Scots are stranded abroad, with the disruption costing the UK travel industry more than £25m a day. | |
| Some scientists have warned the eruption from 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." | |
| There has never been anything quite like this - it is a one off situation Brian PotterScottish Passenger Agents' Association | |
| 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. |
| 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. | |
| 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. | |
| "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." | |
| Mr Potter said the disruption was also "devastating" for airlines and travel companies. | |
| Changed shape | Changed shape |
| "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." | |
| 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." |
| 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. | |
| 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. |