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UPDATE: UK Airports likely to close Sunday to Tuesday (May 16 to 18)

European air travel was severely disrupted by atmospheric volcanic ash from the eruption of Icelandic volcano for seven days in April; future disruptions may be expected if eruption and winds aloft bring more atmospheric ash to European skies.

If you are travelling in the next few weeks to, from or through Western Europe including the UK and Ireland (and even as far south as Spain), please check your flights' status, as well as the operating and ticketed airlines' status and alternatives.

AA travel policies and flight reinstatements / cancellations are too dynamic to post here. Please use the links to the aa.com and AA UK sites to review what is being posted currently by AA.


LINK to AA USA travel policy page of the moment. (No, these are NOT the same policies as linked to below!)

LINK to AA UK so you can check that travel policy page of the moment. (No, these may NOT be the same policies as linked to above!)

LINK to European Organisation for the Safety of Air Navigation (EUROCONTROL) Central Flow Management Unit (CFMU) Network Operations Portal

LINK to EUROCONTROL, including ash updates

LINK for Ireland airspace issues updates

LINK NATS UK updates on UK airspace issues

LINK to EC Regulation No 261/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 February 2004 establishing common rules on compensation and assistance to passengers in the event of denied boarding and of cancellation or long delay of flights...

LINK to BBC - check for articles on UK air disruption

LINK to the Guardian (UK) website

LINK to BBC Science explanation of WHY volcanic ash can be dangerous to fly through (illustrated)

LINK to FT thread, "European airspace closure Apr 2010 - general posts and discussion", previously titled "UK Airspace closed today - no info from AA"

Please keep this thread to post your or our updates only, and add your remarks, comments, effects on travel, etc. to the dependent thread originally dealing with UK closures.