Warning of ash flight disruption in UK
May 15, 2010 09:43 pm
Transport Secretary Philip Hammond said the situation was “fluid” but that passenger safety was the top priority.
British Airways will discuss the likely impact with air traffic control body, Nats. Airport operator BAA said the situation would be clearer by Sunday.
Ash from the Eyjafjallajokull volcano has caused disruption
to thousands of flights since April. Airspace across
Scientists and engineers have since revised the safe-to-fly
threshold, but clouds of volcanic ash have continued to drift over
In the past week, several airports in southern