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Airport shuts as flights continue Airport shut but others stay open
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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. The airspace around Glasgow Airport has closed again but 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 service Nats lifted restrictions imposed over a cloud of ash from an Icelandic volcano.
However, planes will only be able to fly in eastern Scotland and part of northern England from 1300 to 1900 BST. But fresh controls, in place from 1300 BST, restricted planes to flying in the eastern part of Scottish airspace.
Many island flights scheduled for the afternoon have been cancelled due to changes in the shape of the ash cloud. Glasgow Airport will be shut until 1900 BST due to changes in the cloud of ash.
Part of Scottish airspace, including Aberdeen, Inverness and Edinburgh airports, will be available for flights until 0100 BST on Wednesday.
I have been in transit since last Thursday Peter Sephton 'I'm just glad to be back home'
There will be no flights to other UK airports before 0100 BST on Wednesday at the earliest.
However, flights above the ash cloud will be permitted from 1900 BST to 0100 BST on Wednesday, enabling aircraft movements above 20,000ft (6,096m) in UK airspace.
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 A Nats spokesman said passengers should contact their airlines to find out how the latest developments affected their travel plans.
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. Earlier in the day, flights from Glasgow Airport took off bound for Iceland, Kirkwall and the Faroes, before the closure at 1300 BST.
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. Flights from the Scottish islands, the Isle of Man and Reykjavik, Iceland, arrived at the airport.
Departures for Iceland and Kirkwall are scheduled from Edinburgh on Tuesday afternoon.
Aberdeen Airport has flights to the Scottish islands, Belfast, Durham Tees and Newcastle scheduled.
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 had cancelled all remaining UK flights on Tuesday.
FLIGHT DISRUPTION See how flights have been disrupted by the volcanic ash cloud
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 However, it cancelled several afternoon flights after the Volcanic Ash Advisory Centre (VAAC) showed a new cloud of volcanic ash moving in from Iceland during the course of the day.
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." Jonathan Hinkles, Loganair's commercial director, said: "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."
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. A helpline for passengers stranded due to the volcanic ash cloud and concerned relatives has been launched by the Scottish Government.
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." It is designed to complement the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) helpline which will remain the main point of contact for travellers needing help while stranded overseas.
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. The helpline offers "general advice that may be helpful to stranded travellers and their families", including contact details for airlines and travel operators and the latest information issued by travel operators.
He said: "I was supposed to go on Saturday so I have been here for two days extra. Jobs concern
"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.
"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
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.
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.