Volcanic ash holds up flights for 6 hours

Mumbai: After a six-hour disruption due to restrictions over Heathrow and Gatwick in UK, most airlines were able to operate flights to London on Monday. Early morning today, Air India had to cancel its 2.20 am flight to London because of volcanic ash over European airspace.
Kingfisher Airlines also cancelled its London-bound flights on Monday. Airport sources said that on Sunday, Emirates airline AK 503 had asked a few London bound passengers to deplane because of the European air space closure.
An Air India source said that on Monday, the airline had cancelled its Amritsar-London-Toronto flight. However, the Delhi¿London and Mumbai-London flights on Tuesday morning would be on time, he added.
“We are using a B-777 jumbo jet aircraft on the Mumbai-London route to accommodate the stranded passengers,” said an airline spokesperson.
18/05/10 Indian Express

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