Europe airspace opens partially, flights from India still off

London/New Delhi: The European Union (EU) on Tuesday cleared a limited resumption of air traffic amid a warning by UK of fresh volcanic ash clouds even as flights from India to Europe remained cancelled.
In India, the volcanic ash over Europe continued to create chaos at the Delhi and Mumbai airports with thousands of fliers, including foreigners, stranded.
While Air India and Jet Airways had resumed services to the US through alternative routes and were working overtime to help the stranded passengers, the flights to Europe remained cancelled.
Air India resumed its long haul non-stop flights between India and the US on Sunday. Flights to London may resume after Tuesday night, depending on slots available.
The airports in Manchester, Birmingham and London are still closed.
The Indian civil aviation ministry set up a control room to coordinate with the external affairs ministry, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) and the airlines.
The DGCA is keeping a close watch on the pricing of tickets to prevent airlines from passing off their losses to passengers.
20/04/10 Headlines Today/India Today

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Categories: Foreign Apr 2010, Indian Aviation- In General Apr 2010