Prague Airport forced to cancel flights to Italy

Prague’s Ruzyně Airport was forced to cancel flights to several European destinations on Sunday as airports in Italy, France, Germany and Austria closed to traffic due to the spread of a volcanic ash cloud over their air space. Eurocontrol, the European Organization for the Safety of Air Navigation, said in a statement on Sunday that the ash-cloud would contaminate Czech airspace by Sunday evening. Prague’s Ruzyně Airport has advised travelers to inform themselves in advance about scheduled flights in and out of the Czech capital.