Flights resume at Czech airports from noon

Flights in and out of Czech airports resumed at noon on Monday. The resumption of services comes three days after flights were cancelled after a cloud of volcanic ash started to spread across the country. A spokesman for the national air traffic service operator said the renewal of flights would be a temporary 48-hour measure ahead of a final decision. Czech airspace above 7,450 metres was already reopened for long distance flights at midnight on Sunday. Emergency service helicopter flights were also authorised from 11 am local time. The resumption of Czech flights comes as air traffic across Europe hesitantly gets back to normal after disruption caused by a cloud of ash from an Icelandic volcano.