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Travel Advisory - UK: Ash Cloud Flight Delays

Volcanic ash from an eruption in Iceland was disrupting air travel in parts of Europe. Over 500 flights were cancelled in the UK, mainly affecting Edinburgh, Glasgow, and Derry airports. The latest forecast showed no ash over the UK after 1am on May 25th, suggesting improvements, but conditions remained changeable. Ash may impact parts of Denmark, southern Norway, and southwest Sweden on the 25th. Travellers were advised to check with airlines for flight status and consider alternate transportation if flights were cancelled or delayed.

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Travel Advisory - UK: Ash Cloud Flight Delays

Volcanic ash from an eruption in Iceland was disrupting air travel in parts of Europe. Over 500 flights were cancelled in the UK, mainly affecting Edinburgh, Glasgow, and Derry airports. The latest forecast showed no ash over the UK after 1am on May 25th, suggesting improvements, but conditions remained changeable. Ash may impact parts of Denmark, southern Norway, and southwest Sweden on the 25th. Travellers were advised to check with airlines for flight status and consider alternate transportation if flights were cancelled or delayed.

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Travel Advisory – UK 
Time:     22:30 GMT 

Date:    24 May 2011 

Issue No:  3015 

Reference:  Trango Travel Alert issued 23 May 2011   

Ash Cloud Flight Delays 
 
The monitoring of the spread and dispersion of the volcanic ash from Grímsvötn,  
Iceland  continues.  The  uncertain  weather  and  changing  wind  patterns  continue  to  make 
accurate predictions difficult but over 500 flights (of 29,000 scheduled across Europe) were 
cancelled today; the majority affecting movement in Edinburgh, Glasgow and Derry airports.  
The latest information from the Met Office shows that no volcanic ash is currently predicted 
in airspace over the UK from 0100 UK time on Wednesday 25th May. This suggests that the 
situation  should  therefore  continue  to  improve  however  it  still  needs  to  be  monitored 
carefully especially in these changeable conditions.  
 
Other areas. Tomorrow the ash cloud may impact parts of Denmark, southern Norway and 
south‐west  Sweden.  High  concentrations  of  ash  are  also  forecast  to  spread  down  through 
central  Russia  but  should  then  clear  over  the  following  24  hours.  There  may  be  some 
interruptions or delays to flights through these areas.  
 
Germany's Meteorological Service has confirmed that it will close its northern airspace on 25 
May,  with  Bremen  Airport  closing  at  0300  GMT  and  Hamburg  Airport  at  0400GMT;  the 
duration is still to be confirmed and the airspace over Hanover and Berlin is being assessed. 

UK  Airports  and  airspace  remains  open  and  decisions  are  currently  being  made  airline  by 
airline on whether to operate flights. When considering normal traffic volumes, the impact 
on  flights  over  the  coming  days  continues  to  be  assessed  as  relatively  low  however,  it  is 
recommended that travellers: 
 
• Continue to monitor news reports and to check with airlines prior to departing for 
the airport.  
• If flights are delayed or cancelled, consider alternative means (train, car or ferry) 
• If your are checked into a hotel room but do not yet have a means of travelling back 
from  your  current  destination,  check  with  your  travel  agency  and  local  sources  to 
understand the policy around honouring your arranged check‐out time. If possible it 
is  recommended  that  you  extend  your  stay  until  you  have  a  confirmed  travel 
itinerary. 
• Trango Safe  Travel  System (TSTS) clients should contact Trango Operations  (T:  +44 
1243 608550 (24 hrs)) to ensure your company, airline and travel agency know how 
to reach you and where available ensure GPRS / GSM tracking is switched on.  
 
Travel Managers should consider: 
 
• Increasing credit card limits of travellers impacted by the ash cloud; 
• Those  delayed  overseas  may  wish  to  advise  local  Embassies  of  their  location  and 
where necessary to request assistance where VISA’s are expiring. 
 
Further  information  will  be  provided  when  appropriate.  In  the  meantime,  please  forward 
requests for further or more detailed advice to [email protected] or contact Trango 
Operations (24 hours) on +44 1243 608550.  
 
Useful links: 
 
Met Office: http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/volcano/public/rgb.html  
NATS: http://www.caa.co.uk/default.aspx?catid=2011  
CAA: www.caa.co.uk  
Irish Aviation Authority: www.iaa.ie  
Euro Control: http://www.eurocontrol.int/  
 
Disclaimer: 
The content of this travel advisory, including news, quotes, data and other information, is provided by Trango Ltd and its third 
party content providers for your personal information only. 
 

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