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Proofdada
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Blazewada
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5 May 2010
Scotland’s skies have been thrown into chaos once again after a fresh plume of Icelandic volcanic ash forced authorities to cancel all flights in and out of the country.
Planes in Scotland and Northern Ireland are grounded from 7am today, and authorities have warned that the cloud is likely to move south, shutting down northern England and Wales later in the day.
The new safety limits agreed in the wake of the flight ban last month have been exceeded again by the continued eruption of Eyjafjallajokull.
The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has warned that levels of ash in the atmosphere over Scotland and Northern Ireland will exceed the concentrations that engine manufacturers have agreed are safe for operations.
As a precautionary measure, the authority said, all Scottish airspace must be shut down indefinitely.
Scottish airspace was closed for six hours yesterday in the face of mounting safety fears. Further updates were due early on Wednesday, but authorities forecast that the plume would continue to move south, affecting Newcastle, Manchester and Leeds-Bradford airport, among others.
Airlines have recommended that all passengers check for updated information before they leave for the airport, but the CAA has described the situation as “very dynamic”, giving hope that the ban may be lifted in the near future.
The Scottish Government’s emergency response committee, established in the wake of the flight chaos caused by the ash cloud last month, was yesterday reactivated when the ash cloud first returned.
Finance Secretary John Swinney said: “Scottish Government officials are continuing to liaise closely with the Met Office, National Air Traffic Service (Nats) and other key agencies to ensure that further spread of volcanic ash clouds is carefully monitored and we remain ready to respond as quickly as possible.”
EasyJet grounded 20 UK flights to Ireland yesterday, including services from Glasgow. Four Loganair flights between Islay, Campbeltown and Glasgow were cancelled while six other flights serving Benbecula, Tiree and Stornoway on the Isle of Lewis were delayed.
Glasgow Airport said eight arrivals and eight departures between Ireland, Northern Ireland and the Western Isles had been cancelled.
Meanwhile, a consolidation of European air traffic controls was pushed through by transport ministers yesterday.
At an emergency European Union aviation meeting in Brussels, ministers pledged to unify the current patchwork of 27 air traffic regions into one centrally-controlled zone and improve how they respond to major disruptive events.
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