UK airports reopen as BA claims shutdown 'unnecessary'.

April 21, 2010 - PRLog -- After six days without flights, which have cost the economy more than £1.6 billion, left 500,000 passengers stranded and disrupted schools, the no-fly zone was lifted.

The decision was made after ministers were put under pressure to explain why British flights were being stopped while most of European air space was open, despite the cloud of volcanic ash from Iceland. After a meeting between the Civil Aviation Authority, Lord Adonis, the Transport Secretary, and airlines it was agreed to open most British air space, including all airports, from 10pm last night.

Lord Adonis said: “Safety remains my paramount concern. Since the flight restrictions were imposed, the Civil Aviation Authority has been working around the clock with the aircraft manufacturing industry, the airlines and the research community to better understand how different concentrations of ash affect aircraft engines. As a result, the Civil Aviation Authority has now established a wider area in which it is safe to fly, consistent with the framework agreed by the EU transport ministers yesterday.”

http://vetea.com/disasters/iceland-volcano.html

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