After test flights, carriers push for reevaluation; UK hold extended
(NEWSER) - Some airlines have conducted their own test flights and want the ban on most flights over Europe ended, but UK airspace will remain closed until tomorrow evening at the earliest. Air Berlin, Air France/KLM, and Lufthansa have sent aircraft through the cloud of volcanic ash that's crippled air travel for 4 days, and the head of KLM tells the BBC he wants to "get permission as soon as possible to partially restart our operations." More»
