Airports remain closed to traffic

Czech airports remained closed on Saturday to all incoming and outgoing flights because of the cloud of volcanic ash that has spread across much of Europe. Czech airports were closed soon after midday on Friday. The continued closure followed talks with the Czech weather service and Europe’s air traffic agency, Eurocontrol. The emergency committee monitoring the situation says that flights in and out of the Czech Republic could resume at the earliest at noon on Sunday.

The cloud of ash from an Icelandic volcano has created air traffic chaos across Europe with air traffic coming to a stop in Britain from Thursday. Scandinavia and continental Europe were then affected as the cloud moved eastwards. Hopes of an early resumption of flights have been dashed by a resumption of volcanic activity.