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| The EU has said it will reduce a no-fly zone imposed after much of Europe's airspace was closed because of the spread of volcanic ash from Iceland. | The EU has said it will reduce a no-fly zone imposed after much of Europe's airspace was closed because of the spread of volcanic ash from Iceland. |
| Transport ministers said there would be a core no-fly zone, another zone open to all flights and a third "caution" zone, allowing some flights. | Transport ministers said there would be a core no-fly zone, another zone open to all flights and a third "caution" zone, allowing some flights. |
| The move came as the UK, Germany, the Netherlands, France and Belgium said they would begin to reopen airspace. | The move came as the UK, Germany, the Netherlands, France and Belgium said they would begin to reopen airspace. |
| Airline chiefs had lambasted officials over the flight ban. | Airline chiefs had lambasted officials over the flight ban. |
| The airline industry says its losses have soared over $1bn (£650m; 740m euros), since much of Europe's airspace was closed five days ago because of the spread of ash. | The airline industry says its losses have soared over $1bn (£650m; 740m euros), since much of Europe's airspace was closed five days ago because of the spread of ash. |
| BA chief executive Willie Walsh was the latest airline boss to call the flight bans unnecessary. | BA chief executive Willie Walsh was the latest airline boss to call the flight bans unnecessary. |
| EU Transport Commissioner Siim Kallas: "We should see... more planes start to fly" | |
| The restrictions were imposed amid fears the ash - a mixture of glass, sand and rock particles from southern Iceland's Eyjafjallajoekull volcano - could damage aircraft engines. | The restrictions were imposed amid fears the ash - a mixture of glass, sand and rock particles from southern Iceland's Eyjafjallajoekull volcano - could damage aircraft engines. |
| Britain's air traffic control body said airspace in Scotland, parts of the north of England and Northern Ireland would reopen on Tuesday. | Britain's air traffic control body said airspace in Scotland, parts of the north of England and Northern Ireland would reopen on Tuesday. |
| Lufthansa, meanwhile, was allowed by the German aviation authority to operate 50 long-haul flights to Frankfurt, Munich and Dusseldorf. | Lufthansa, meanwhile, was allowed by the German aviation authority to operate 50 long-haul flights to Frankfurt, Munich and Dusseldorf. |
| France said it would reopen Lyon airport later on Monday, before opening air corridors for flights between Paris and southern French cities, and eventually all its other airports. | France said it would reopen Lyon airport later on Monday, before opening air corridors for flights between Paris and southern French cities, and eventually all its other airports. |
| Some passenger flights will be allowed to leave Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam from Monday night, said the Dutch transport minister. | Some passenger flights will be allowed to leave Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam from Monday night, said the Dutch transport minister. |
| Belgium said it would begin reopening the country's air space on Tuesday morning. | Belgium said it would begin reopening the country's air space on Tuesday morning. |
| I've been stranded in Madrid since Thursday - we've been told we cannot get a flight until 26 April at the earliest Christine Blanchard Getting home: Your stories Airspace in northern UK to reopen | I've been stranded in Madrid since Thursday - we've been told we cannot get a flight until 26 April at the earliest Christine Blanchard Getting home: Your stories Airspace in northern UK to reopen |
| 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 there could be no compromise on safety. | The European Transport Commissioner, Siim Kallas, said 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 experts said there was now much less ash being produced. | The volcano erupted last Wednesday, for the second time in a month, although experts said there was now much less ash being produced. |
| 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 already reopened - 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 already reopened - 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 earlier deployed three Royal Navy warships to help pick up stranded passengers from Spain and the Channel ports. | The UK earlier deployed three Royal Navy warships to help pick up stranded passengers from Spain and the 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. |
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