17 May 2010

Eurocontrol: Update on European air traffic situation on 17 May 2010

The ashcloud is back again. Some aiports in The Netherlands, namely Amsterdam's Schiphol, Rotterdam and Groningen airports, and in England, Northern Ireland and much of Scotland and Wales are currently closed. Dubin in the Rep. of Ireland is also closed.
EUROCONTROL, the European Organisation for the Safety of Air Navigation, just published a press release saying: "The areas of ash concentration are mainly at low levels. During the course of the day, the current cloud is expected to disperse somewhat. By 14.00CET, the cloud is expected to mainly affect Northern Ireland, parts of Scotland and parts of south-west UK." [src.]
The dutch airports and Dublin are closed till 14.00CET, the London airports Gatwick & Heathrow, as well as Manchester, Liverpool und Leeds, are already open again.

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