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Flight doubts after new ash cloud | Flight doubts after new ash cloud |
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A new ash cloud spreading towards the UK is causing uncertainty over plans to reopen some airspace on Tuesday, air traffic control body Nats has said. | A new ash cloud spreading towards the UK is causing uncertainty over plans to reopen some airspace on Tuesday, air traffic control body Nats has said. |
Earlier, it said the flight ban would be lifted over Scotland, Northern Ireland and the north of England. | |
But new information showed a worsening situation in some areas. The outlook for Northern Ireland is most uncertain. | |
Scottish airports are still expected to reopen from 0700 BST, but Nats said it would report again at 0300. | Scottish airports are still expected to reopen from 0700 BST, but Nats said it would report again at 0300. |
A further update will be made at 0900 BST on Tuesday. | A further update will be made at 0900 BST on Tuesday. |
Nats said more airspace over England was expected to become available from 1300 BST although not as far south as London's main airports. | Nats said more airspace over England was expected to become available from 1300 BST although not as far south as London's main airports. |
'Dynamic conditions' | |
In a statement, Nats said: "The volcano eruption in Iceland has strengthened and a new ash cloud is spreading south and east towards the UK. | In a statement, Nats said: "The volcano eruption in Iceland has strengthened and a new ash cloud is spreading south and east towards the UK. |
"This demonstrates the dynamic and rapidly changing conditions in which we are working." | "This demonstrates the dynamic and rapidly changing conditions in which we are working." |
It said it expected the situation to change overnight, and pointed out it was working closely with the Met Office and the UK's safety regulator, the Civil Aviation Authority. | It said it expected the situation to change overnight, and pointed out it was working closely with the Met Office and the UK's safety regulator, the Civil Aviation Authority. |
In a statement released shortly after Nats', the Met Office said: "Eruptions from the Eyjafjallajoekull volcano are weaker than they were at the weekend but eruptions still take ash over 10,000ft at times. | |
"Weather patterns continue to blow areas of ash towards the UK. | |
"As the volcanic activity changes, there may be some clearance of ash at times, over parts of the UK." |