European airspace opens partially; relief for passengers

New Delhi: The partial opening of European air space on Tuesday provided some relief to air travellers stranded at various airports around the country. An official statement issued states that there are about 9,000 Europe bound passengers around the country waiting to be transported by Jet Airways and Air India alone.
EUROCONTROL expects 14,000 flights to take place today in European airspace, representing half of scheduled air traffic, its Web site said. EUROCONTROL, the European Organisation for the Safety of Air Navigation, is an intergovernmental organisation made up of 38 Member States and the European Community.
Jet Airways is operating four daily flights to the US and Canada through Athens in an effort to transport stranded passengers. Sources said passengers were being taken to Athens and from there being taken by road to other destinations in Europe.
Air India has resumed flights to Chicago, New York and Newark from Mumbai and Delhi. In a statement late this evening, the state-owned airline said that it was hopeful of operating two of its Boeing 777 aircraft from Heathrow to Delhi and Toronto which have been grounded at Heathrow airport for the past couple of days.
21/04/10 Business Line

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