Scottish airspace reopens

06/05/2010

By Nick Jones.

Scottish air space reopened last night (May 5th) following restrictions imposed by the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA).

The disruption occurred after the Eyjafjallajokull volcano in Iceland caused dense ash clouds to drift over the country, posing potential risks to aircraft.

National Air Traffic Services (Nats) commented: "The no-fly zone imposed by the CAA tracking the high density area of the volcanic ash cloud has moved west overnight and has now cleared UK airspace."

The organisation added that all UK airfields would be fully operational from 07:00 BST today.

A spokesperson for Glasgow Airport said the facility reopened at 01:00 and that passengers affected by the restrictions should contact their airlines directly.

"We would like to thank all our passengers for their patience during the disruption this week," they added.

Nats operates traffic control services at Glasgow and Edinburgh Airports, as well as Heathrow, Gatwick, Stansted, Manchester and Birmingham.

A CAA spokesperson revealed that volcanic ash is likely to cause further disruptions to UK airspace "in the foreseeable future".