London, Paris, Frankfurt flights from BIA delayed

April 15, 2010 10:16 pm

All flights to London, Paris and Frankfurt from the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) have been temporarily suspended due to the volcanic ash over Europe, says the BIA Duty Officer.

An eruption of a volcano in Icelandhas caused the spread of volcanic dust which has swept across most part of Europe and the Scandinavian countries making it hazardous for flight. Most airports in the affected regions including London, Germany, France etc have suspended domestic as well as international flight as the rock, glass and sand particles could cause harm to the aircraft engines.

The European air safety body, Eurocontrol, has said the cloud of ash had reached 55,000ft and was expected to move through northern UKand Scotland.

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