Haze clears but flyers to US are still in the lurch

Mumbai: The volcano cloud from Iceland may be clearing out, but passengers bound for Europe are still on tenterhooks.
On Wednesday, as the ash cloud was abating, airlines started their services again. Operations to and from India to major European hubs like London, Paris, Frankfurt, etc remained uninterrupted.
British Airways, which had cancelled its flights to and from places like Edinburgh, Glasgow and Newcastle, resumed normal operations on Wednesday.
Even though, reports of the cloud spreading over Germany, Lufthansa continued to operate flights normally. However, Indians bound for Europe in the coming weeks remain nervous about their travel plans and flooded tour operators with queries about alternate routes.
"Travel plans to Europe have been kept in abeyance still. Since the impact of the ash cloud on flights was enormous last year, nobody wants to take chances this time," said Rajesh Rateria, managing director of Cirrus Travels.
"People have kept their plans to travel to Europe in abeyance still. Since the impact of the ash cloud on flights was enormous last year, nobody wants to take a chance this time,'' said Rajesh Rateria, managing director, Cirrus Travels.
26/05/11 Chinmayi Shalya/Times of India

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