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| Cardiff Airport closure extended | Cardiff Airport closure extended |
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| Flights to and from Cardiff Airport will be grounded until at least 0100 BST on Wednesday, the National Air Traffic Services (Nats) has announced. | Flights to and from Cardiff Airport will be grounded until at least 0100 BST on Wednesday, the National Air Traffic Services (Nats) has announced. |
| Many airlines had already cancelled all flights for Tuesday prior to the latest closure because of volcanic ash. | Many airlines had already cancelled all flights for Tuesday prior to the latest closure because of volcanic ash. |
| However, some flights originating from Germany and the Netherlands have been routed through Welsh airspace. | However, some flights originating from Germany and the Netherlands have been routed through Welsh airspace. |
| Newcastle, Teeside, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Aberdeen and Inverness airports will open for flights from 1900 to 0100 BST. | Newcastle, Teeside, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Aberdeen and Inverness airports will open for flights from 1900 to 0100 BST. |
| Nats extended the 1900 BST airspace closure to 0100 BST for all UK airports apart from the six named above. | Nats extended the 1900 BST airspace closure to 0100 BST for all UK airports apart from the six named above. |
| It said the situation regarding the Icelandic volcanic eruption "continued to be variable". | It said the situation regarding the Icelandic volcanic eruption "continued to be variable". |
| Meanwhile, Cardiff Airport managers are meeting airline and tourism chiefs to draw up plans for when flights could resume. | Meanwhile, Cardiff Airport managers are meeting airline and tourism chiefs to draw up plans for when flights could resume. |
| One issue will be deciding on priorities, as to whether to concentrate on repatriating stranded passengers or to carry on normal schedules. | One issue will be deciding on priorities, as to whether to concentrate on repatriating stranded passengers or to carry on normal schedules. |
| Transatlantic jets were photographed over Wales by Ruth Davis | Transatlantic jets were photographed over Wales by Ruth Davis |
| Thousands of flights in the UK and across Europe have been grounded since Thursday after the volcano erupted last Wednesday. | Thousands of flights in the UK and across Europe have been grounded since Thursday after the volcano erupted last Wednesday. |
| However, at least four transatlantic flights from Germany are understood to have been routed through Welsh airspace and more German and Dutch planes were expected during the afternoon. | |
| The Lufthansa Airbus passengers jets, destined for Atlanta, Montreal, Washington and Boston, were en route for Irish airspace before heading out over the Atlantic. | The Lufthansa Airbus passengers jets, destined for Atlanta, Montreal, Washington and Boston, were en route for Irish airspace before heading out over the Atlantic. |
| Ruth Davis took a photograph of two jets flying over Wales after spotting the vapour trails from her Caerphilly office. | Ruth Davis took a photograph of two jets flying over Wales after spotting the vapour trails from her Caerphilly office. |
| Ms Davis told BBC Wales: "We have got a central garden area in the two storey office and we have got a fair bit of sky I could see, and I thought, 'vapour trails!'. | Ms Davis told BBC Wales: "We have got a central garden area in the two storey office and we have got a fair bit of sky I could see, and I thought, 'vapour trails!'. |
| She added they had seen propeller planes and a biplane pass over since the ash cloud began. | She added they had seen propeller planes and a biplane pass over since the ash cloud began. |
| The Royal Navy's HMS Albion is on its way back from Santander in northern Spain carrying more than 450 military personnel returning from Afghanistan and about 280 civilians who have been stranded by the flights disruption. | The Royal Navy's HMS Albion is on its way back from Santander in northern Spain carrying more than 450 military personnel returning from Afghanistan and about 280 civilians who have been stranded by the flights disruption. |
| Major Angus Henderson, 40, of 1st Battalion The Royal Welsh, who is on the ship, is planning to attend the funeral of his battalion comrade Fusilier Jonathan Burgess, 20, from Swansea, who was killed in Helmand province two weeks ago. | Major Angus Henderson, 40, of 1st Battalion The Royal Welsh, who is on the ship, is planning to attend the funeral of his battalion comrade Fusilier Jonathan Burgess, 20, from Swansea, who was killed in Helmand province two weeks ago. |
| Fusilier Burgess's body was flown into the UK last Thursday just hours before the closure of UK airspace began. | Fusilier Burgess's body was flown into the UK last Thursday just hours before the closure of UK airspace began. |
| Maj Henderson and his battalion had to fly to Cyprus then wait to be flown on to Spain before being picked up by HMS Albion. | Maj Henderson and his battalion had to fly to Cyprus then wait to be flown on to Spain before being picked up by HMS Albion. |
| He said he wanted to see his wife and three small children, adding: "How many modes of transport have I been on? I have lost count now -planes, buses and now ships." | He said he wanted to see his wife and three small children, adding: "How many modes of transport have I been on? I have lost count now -planes, buses and now ships." |
| 'Real business impact' | 'Real business impact' |
| The CBI in Wales has warned continued restrictions would have a "real impact" for many businesses. | The CBI in Wales has warned continued restrictions would have a "real impact" for many businesses. |
| Director David Rosser said: "As the time moves on it will become a real business impact as we start to see components running out, orders incapable of being shipped, and then it will start to rack up the costs for Welsh business." | Director David Rosser said: "As the time moves on it will become a real business impact as we start to see components running out, orders incapable of being shipped, and then it will start to rack up the costs for Welsh business." |
| Ferry operators in Wales have seen significant increases in passenger numbers since the air travel disruption began. | Ferry operators in Wales have seen significant increases in passenger numbers since the air travel disruption began. |
| Stena Line said it had carried 55,000 passengers on its five Irish Sea routes since last Thursday, 30,000 more than it would expect at this time of year. | Stena Line said it had carried 55,000 passengers on its five Irish Sea routes since last Thursday, 30,000 more than it would expect at this time of year. |
| Fastnet Line, which operates between Cork in Ireland and Swansea, has put on extra sailings. | Fastnet Line, which operates between Cork in Ireland and Swansea, has put on extra sailings. |
| Arriva Trains Wales said it had added 10,000 seats to its services to the Welsh ferry ports. | Arriva Trains Wales said it had added 10,000 seats to its services to the Welsh ferry ports. |
| Ferris Coaches, which operate out of Nantgarw, in Rhondda Cynon Taf, sent four double-decker buses to Spain on Monday to collect people in resorts there, with some expected back on Wednesday. | Ferris Coaches, which operate out of Nantgarw, in Rhondda Cynon Taf, sent four double-decker buses to Spain on Monday to collect people in resorts there, with some expected back on Wednesday. |
| The company said they sold 300 seats in four hours on Sunday. | The company said they sold 300 seats in four hours on Sunday. |