Flights cancelled as ash cloud heads towards UK
May 23, 2011
Flights in Scotland have been cancelled by two airlines as volcanic ash continues to head towards the UK. (BBC-UK)
Glasgow-based Loganair has cancelled 36 flights on Tuesday, and Eastern Airways cancelled 50, as ministers warned that further disruption was possible.
Analysts expect the ash cloud from an Icelandic volcano to reach Scotland and Northern Ireland by Monday evening.
The event comes a year after ash from the Eyjafjallajokull volcano spread across Europe, causing huge disruption.
Andrew Haines, chief executive of the Civil Aviation Authority, said he hoped to avoid a repeat of last year’s travel chaos, but he admitted it was still unclear how badly flights would be affected.