Posted on 05/05/2010 6:33:40 AM PDT by myknowledge
Airports in Ireland and Scotland were closed on Wednesday after a plume of volcanic ash drifting south from Iceland caused a second day of disruption.
The busiest airports in the south-east of England, including Heathrow and Gatwick, are not expected to be affected, although a buffer zone keeping aircraft away from the plume could affect flights as far south as Manchester.
“We are not expecting the cloud to come further south at the moment,” said Jonathan Nicholson, a spokesman for the Civil Aviation Authority.
Glasgow, Scotland’s busiest international airport, will be closed until midnight on Wednesday; Belfast City and International airports in Northern Ireland will be shut from 1pm to midnight, while Dublin will have restrictions from 11am, according to the Irish Aviation Authority.
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Here we go again.
Ash alert!
I see that Ash has decided to start causing trouble at places other than Free Republic.
So now it’s Ash Wednesday even for those who don’t observe Ash Wednesday!
Nyuck, nyuck, nyuck.
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