Ferry News Archive
Scottish and Northern Irish airports shut over ash risk
Date: 05 May 2010 09:00 Source: BBCAirports in parts of Scotland and Northern Ireland closed from 0700 BST because of risks from volcanic ash, the Civil Aviation Authority has said.
Glasgow, Prestwick and Derry are likely to be closed all day, Inverness shut in the morning and Edinburgh and Belfast are planned to close in the afternoon.
The CAA advised passengers to check with airports before travelling and warned the situation was changeable.
Dublin Airport will also close from 1100 BST until further notice and Edinburgh will close from 1300 BST until at least 1800 BST.
Edinburgh was one of two in Scotland which had been cleared to remain open. The other, Aberdeen, has flights arriving and departing as normal.
Forecasts show the 60 nautical mile buffer zone imposed around high concentrations of ash is close to some northern airports.
However, the latest advice issued by the CAA at 0200 BST said airports in Edinburgh and north-west England could safely stay open on Wednesday, despite the proximity of the ash.
The CAA says the South East of England is unlikely to be affected on Wednesday.
In a statement, the CAA said: "The situation remains changeable, so passengers expecting to travel from airports in Scotland, Northern Ireland, the North of England and north Wales should contact their airlines to check whether their flight is operating."
To read the rest of this story, please visit the BBC website.
A summary of the airport closures as follows:
• Glasgow 0700-1900
• Prestwick 0700-1900
• Inverness 0700-1300
• Stornoway 0700-1900
• Benbecula 0700-1900
• Tiree 0700-1900
• Islay 0700-1900
• Barra 0700-1900
• Campbeltown 0700-1900
• Derry 0700-1900
• Belfast International 1300-1900
• Belfast City 1300-1900
• Dublin 1100-onwards
• Edinburgh 1300-1800
All times in BST. Source: CAA at 0200 BST.
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