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The airspace around Glasgow Airport has closed again as limited numbers of flights continue to operate to and from Scotland's other airports. | |
Scottish airspace reopened from 0700 BST after air traffic control company Nats lifted restrictions. | Scottish airspace reopened from 0700 BST after air traffic control company Nats lifted restrictions. |
However, planes will only be able to fly in eastern Scotland and part of northern England from 1300 to 1900 BST. | |
Many island flights scheduled for the afternoon have been cancelled due to changes in the shape of the ash cloud. | |
Thousands of passengers remain stranded as a result of the ban which has been in place for most of the country since Thursday. | Thousands of passengers remain stranded as a result of the ban which has been in place for most of the country since Thursday. |
Nats said the volcanic ash cloud situation remained "dynamic". | Nats said the volcanic ash cloud situation remained "dynamic". |
We sincerely regret that our planned schedule... has been further affected by the changing size and shape of the volcanic ash cloud Jonathan HinklesLoganair commercial director | We sincerely regret that our planned schedule... has been further affected by the changing size and shape of the volcanic ash cloud Jonathan HinklesLoganair commercial director |
From 1300 BST to 1900 BST only part of Scottish airspace, including Aberdeen, Inverness and Edinburgh airports, will be available for flights, in addition to airspace south to Newcastle airport. | |
There will be no flights before 1900 BST at the earliest in the rest of England, Wales and Northern Ireland. | |
A Nats spokesman said passengers should contact their airlines to find out how the latest developments affect their travel plans. | |
Flights from Glasgow Airport took off bound for Iceland, Kirkwall and the Faroes before the closure at 1300 BST. | |
Flights from the Scottish islands, the Isle of Man and Reykjavik, Iceland, arrived at the airport. | |
Those on board the flight from Iceland included Duncan Macfarlane, 26, from Milton of Campsie, near Glasgow. | |
I'm relieved and just glad to be home Peter SephtonPassenger | |
"I was meant to be back on Saturday morning flying from JFK to Heathrow. I managed to get a transfer to Iceland, then I was told I could go no further," he said. | |
"I've spent about £500 more than I was planning on spending for accommodation and flights. It's good to be home. It's good to be back." | |
Peter Sephton, 50, from Worcester, said: "I have been in transit since last Thursday. | |
"I was due to fly from Chicago, where I was on a business trip, to London. | |
"I instead flew to Seattle and managed to get to Iceland. I'm relieved and just glad to be home." | |
Flights are scheduled to leave Edinburgh on Tuesday afternoon bound for Iceland, Kirkwall and Manchester. | |
'Phased re-opening' | 'Phased re-opening' |
Aberdeen Airport has flights to the Scottish islands, Belfast, Durham Tees and Newcastle scheduled. The first arrivals and departures had successfully landed and taken off earlier. | Aberdeen Airport has flights to the Scottish islands, Belfast, Durham Tees and Newcastle scheduled. The first arrivals and departures had successfully landed and taken off earlier. |
Aberdeen Airport spokeswoman Sarah Campbell told BBC Scotland: "This is a phased re-opening. We are looking at the situation on an hour-by-hour basis." | Aberdeen Airport spokeswoman Sarah Campbell told BBC Scotland: "This is a phased re-opening. We are looking at the situation on an hour-by-hour basis." |
Flybe confirmed it planned to operate services services from Aberdeen, Belfast City, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Inverness and Newcastle from 1000 BST. | Flybe confirmed it planned to operate services services from Aberdeen, Belfast City, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Inverness and Newcastle from 1000 BST. |
Loganair said it had restored morning services from the mainland to Stornoway, Kirkwall, Campbeltown, Islay, Tiree, Benbecula and the Isle of Man. | Loganair said it had restored morning services from the mainland to Stornoway, Kirkwall, Campbeltown, Islay, Tiree, Benbecula and the Isle of Man. |
I guess they would not let us in the air if they were not sure it was OK Bjarni JonassonPassenger | I guess they would not let us in the air if they were not sure it was OK Bjarni JonassonPassenger |
But Jonathan Hinkles, Loganair's commercial director, said: "The bad news is that the latest forecast from the Volcanic Ash Advisory Centre (VAAC) shows a new cloud of volcanic ash moving in from Iceland during the course of today." | But Jonathan Hinkles, Loganair's commercial director, said: "The bad news is that the latest forecast from the Volcanic Ash Advisory Centre (VAAC) shows a new cloud of volcanic ash moving in from Iceland during the course of today." |
As a result, the company had cancelled several afternoon flights. Services to and from Kirkwall would continue and the Orkney inter-island air services were being assessed. | As a result, the company had cancelled several afternoon flights. Services to and from Kirkwall would continue and the Orkney inter-island air services were being assessed. |
Mr Hinkles added: "We sincerely regret that our planned schedule - and most importantly, the plans of our customers - has been further affected by the changing size and shape of the volcanic ash cloud." | Mr Hinkles added: "We sincerely regret that our planned schedule - and most importantly, the plans of our customers - has been further affected by the changing size and shape of the volcanic ash cloud." |
Bjarni Jonasson, 33, a marine biologist from Skagastrond, Iceland, was among the first to check in for the 1205 BST flight for Reykjavik at Glasgow Airport. | Bjarni Jonasson, 33, a marine biologist from Skagastrond, Iceland, was among the first to check in for the 1205 BST flight for Reykjavik at Glasgow Airport. |
He said: "I was supposed to go on Saturday so I have been here for two days extra. | He said: "I was supposed to go on Saturday so I have been here for two days extra. |
"You hear all kinds of rumours. I've been watching the news and sometimes they say it is possible today, so this morning I was a little afraid they would be cancelled, but I am booking in at least now." | |
He said he was happy with the way airlines had handled the ash crisis. | He said he was happy with the way airlines had handled the ash crisis. |
"I guess they would not let us in the air if they were not sure it was OK. I think they are doing a very good job." | "I guess they would not let us in the air if they were not sure it was OK. I think they are doing a very good job." |
He is 78, and even though he had done all the physical stuff I still worry about him getting home safe. Lorne Brown Husky sled pensioner heading home | He is 78, and even though he had done all the physical stuff I still worry about him getting home safe. Lorne Brown Husky sled pensioner heading home |
The family of a pensioner from Lanarkshire who travelled to Greenland to sit his husky sled driving licence said he was among those caught up in the ash cloud travel chaos. | The family of a pensioner from Lanarkshire who travelled to Greenland to sit his husky sled driving licence said he was among those caught up in the ash cloud travel chaos. |
Lorne Brown, 78, of Dullatur, managed to get a seat on a flight to Glasgow Airport from Iceland after completing a 10-day fundraising trek to the Arctic Circle. | Lorne Brown, 78, of Dullatur, managed to get a seat on a flight to Glasgow Airport from Iceland after completing a 10-day fundraising trek to the Arctic Circle. |
His daughter Christine Brown told the BBC Scotland news website: "He is 78, and even though he had done all the physical stuff I still worry about him getting home safe." | His daughter Christine Brown told the BBC Scotland news website: "He is 78, and even though he had done all the physical stuff I still worry about him getting home safe." |
A union has warned that jobs could be lost in the airline industry as firms looked to cut costs in the wake of the disruption caused by the volcanic ash. | A union has warned that jobs could be lost in the airline industry as firms looked to cut costs in the wake of the disruption caused by the volcanic ash. |
Unite said it feared that some companies, particularly those providing ground services, would press workers to take unpaid leave, and that without government assistance jobs would be lost. | Unite said it feared that some companies, particularly those providing ground services, would press workers to take unpaid leave, and that without government assistance jobs would be lost. |
The issue will be the subject of an emergency debate at the Scottish TUC conference in Dundee, prompted by Unite's growing concern that the industry will need large-scale assistance as it attempts to get back to full operations in the days to come. | The issue will be the subject of an emergency debate at the Scottish TUC conference in Dundee, prompted by Unite's growing concern that the industry will need large-scale assistance as it attempts to get back to full operations in the days to come. |
The Scottish government helpline number is 0800 027 0504 or from overseas +44 800 027 0504. | The Scottish government helpline number is 0800 027 0504 or from overseas +44 800 027 0504. |