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Volcanic Ash Closes Irish, Scottish Airspace

Iceland volcano has no new impact on European flights—yet

By M. Morris, Newser Staff

Posted May 3, 2010 5:35 PM CDT

(Newser) – Just 2 weeks after international air traffic crippled by Icelandic volcano ash started getting back to normal, Irish and some Scottish airspace will close tomorrow morning because of a new drifting cloud. The ban will not affect UK and mainland Europe service or trans-Atlantic flights, reports RTE. "Some of the denser volcanic ash is over the Donegal area and we are concerned about the north-easterly winds moving this down over the rest of the country," says the CEO of the Irish Aviation Association.

The wing of an Icelandair flight as it leaves Akureyi Airport in Akureyi, Iceland, en route to Glasgow, April 24, 2010. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Activity at the volcano in southern Iceland's Eyjafjallajokull glacier, Wednesday, April 21, 2010. Activity is picking up, and some Irish and Scottish airspace will be closed tomorrow. (AP Photo/Brynjar Gauti)

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