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| Hopes rose for an easing of the travel chaos sparked by Icelandic volcano ash, with the news airspace across parts of Europe will reopen on Tuesday. | Hopes rose for an easing of the travel chaos sparked by Icelandic volcano ash, with the news airspace across parts of Europe will reopen on Tuesday. |
| Flights are poised to resume in parts of the UK, Germany, France and Belgium. | Flights are poised to resume in parts of the UK, Germany, France and Belgium. |
| As air industry losses spiralled over $1bn (0.74m euros; £0.65m), airline chiefs stepped up calls to be allowed to decide when it was safe to fly. | As air industry losses spiralled over $1bn (0.74m euros; £0.65m), airline chiefs stepped up calls to be allowed to decide when it was safe to fly. |
| As the crisis reached its fifth day, EU transport ministers agreed a deal to cut the size of the no-fly zone. | |
| EU transport ministers had met to discuss the mounting crisis, which is now in its fifth day. | |
| BA chief executive Willie Walsh became the latest airline boss to call the flight bans unnecessary. | BA chief executive Willie Walsh became the latest airline boss to call the flight bans unnecessary. |
| Iata's Giovanni Bisignani condemns European governments | |
| He was aboard a BA 747 that went on a test flight through parts of the restricted zone on Sunday. | He was aboard a BA 747 that went on a test flight through parts of the restricted zone on Sunday. |
| Mr Walsh said analysis of the plane found no ill effects due to atmospheric ash from southern Iceland's Eyjafjallajoekull volcano. | Mr Walsh said analysis of the plane found no ill effects due to atmospheric ash from southern Iceland's Eyjafjallajoekull volcano. |
| The flight bans were imposed amid fears the ash - a mixture of glass, sand and rock particles - could damage aircraft engines. | The flight bans were imposed amid fears the ash - a mixture of glass, sand and rock particles - could damage aircraft engines. |
| Britain's air traffic control body said later on Monday that airspace in Scotland, parts of the north of England and Northern Ireland would reopen on Tuesday. | Britain's air traffic control body said later on Monday that airspace in Scotland, parts of the north of England and Northern Ireland would reopen on Tuesday. |
| Lufthansa, meanwhile, was granted permission by the German aviation authority to run 50 flights to Frankfurt, Munich and Dusseldorf airports from the Far East, Africa and the Americas. | Lufthansa, meanwhile, was granted permission by the German aviation authority to run 50 flights to Frankfurt, Munich and Dusseldorf airports from the Far East, Africa and the Americas. |
| France and Belgium said they would also begin reopening airspace on Tuesday. | France and Belgium said they would also begin reopening airspace on Tuesday. |
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| The International Air Transport Association (Iata) earlier lambasted European leaders for their inaction, calling the travel chaos a mess and an embarrassment. | The International Air Transport Association (Iata) earlier lambasted European leaders for their inaction, calling the travel chaos a mess and an embarrassment. |
| Iata chief Giovanni Bisignani said: "The decision that Europe has made is with no risk assessment, no consultation, no co-ordination, no leadership." | Iata chief Giovanni Bisignani said: "The decision that Europe has made is with no risk assessment, no consultation, no co-ordination, no leadership." |
| Airspace closures were costing airlines $200m a day in lost revenue, he said. | Airspace closures were costing airlines $200m a day in lost revenue, he said. |
| The European Transport Commissioner, Siim Kallas, said earlier there could be no compromise on safety. | The European Transport Commissioner, Siim Kallas, said earlier there could be no compromise on safety. |
| European airlines have asked the EU and national governments for financial compensation for the closure of airspace. | European airlines have asked the EU and national governments for financial compensation for the closure of airspace. |
| The volcano erupted last Wednesday, for the second time in a month, although the amount of ash being produced is now said to have diminished significantly. | The volcano erupted last Wednesday, for the second time in a month, although the amount of ash being produced is now said to have diminished significantly. |
| However, the shroud of fine mineral dust particles now stretches from the Arctic Circle in the north to the French Mediterranean coast in the south, and from Spain into Russia. | However, the shroud of fine mineral dust particles now stretches from the Arctic Circle in the north to the French Mediterranean coast in the south, and from Spain into Russia. |
| Airspace has been closed, or partially closed, in more than 20 countries. | Airspace has been closed, or partially closed, in more than 20 countries. |
| Several European airports have re-opened - including those in Austria, Estonia, Finland, Hungary and Turkey, after authorities there decided there was no longer any risk from the ash cloud. | Several European airports have re-opened - including those in Austria, Estonia, Finland, Hungary and Turkey, after authorities there decided there was no longer any risk from the ash cloud. |
| But Italy's civil aviation authority has shut the country's northern airspace until Tuesday morning. | But Italy's civil aviation authority has shut the country's northern airspace until Tuesday morning. |
| In Spain, where all airports were open, the government offered to let Britain and other European countries use its airports as stopovers to get passengers moving again. | In Spain, where all airports were open, the government offered to let Britain and other European countries use its airports as stopovers to get passengers moving again. |
| The UK is also sending three Royal Navy warships to help pick up stranded passengers from Spain and Channel ports. | The UK is also sending three Royal Navy warships to help pick up stranded passengers from Spain and Channel ports. |
| The French railway company SNCF has said it will offer reduced fares and 80,000 extra seats between Paris and London this week. | The French railway company SNCF has said it will offer reduced fares and 80,000 extra seats between Paris and London this week. |
| Have you been affected by the volcanic eruption in Iceland or by disruptions to air traffic caused by volcanic ash? Send us details of your experiences using the form below. | Have you been affected by the volcanic eruption in Iceland or by disruptions to air traffic caused by volcanic ash? Send us details of your experiences using the form below. |
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