04/05/2010 15:06
Irish, British aviation authorities cancel flights
Irish and British aviation authorities closed flights in and out of the countries because of the renewed risk of volcanic ash drifting south from Iceland, the counties’ officials announced Monday.
The Irish Aviation Authority shut down airspace for six hours and said that the airspace will soon reopen. British aviation chiefs also closed down airspace over the Outer Hebrides, an island chain off the northwest of Scotland, late on May 3.
These changes affect both the Republic of Ireland and the British territory of Northern Ireland, leaving the island dependent temporarily on ferry links to Britain and France.