Volcanic ash shuts more airports
Flights from Heathrow and Gatwick airports have been suspended due to the possible threat posed by ash from an Icelandic volcano.
Flights from Heathrow and Gatwick airports have been suspended due to the possible threat posed by ash from an Icelandic volcano.
The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) banned flights at the airports between 1am and 7am today.
London City Airport, Biggin Hill and Shoreham were also covered by the ban.
Further restrictions have been placed on Bristol and Farnborough airports, with no flights allowed in or out before 1pm.
E SF The Heathrow and Gatwick bans will be lifted at 7am but some restrictions will still apply, the air traffic control service, Nats, said.
Gatwick Airport said it was unable to take any arrivals between 7am and 1pm but about 100 flights expected to depart.
Some airports in the north and Midlands, including Birmingham and Manchester, re-opened at 1am.
Leeds-Bradford Airport also confirmed the ban imposed on flights on Sunday will be lifted, while East Midlands and Norwich airports were reported to be re-opening from 1am.
Other airports closed on Sunday, including Liverpool, Blackpool, Humberside, Durham Tees Valley and Robin Hood, have yet to confirm when flights might resume.