Situation at Eurpean Airports and flights from Malaga airport

Part of European airspace will be closed this Monday due to the volcanic plume. London partially reopened its airspace and there are restrictions for other cities

The restrictions are affecting Northern Ireland, Scotland and Ireland and from 6.00 am have also closed the airports in Amsterdam and Rotterdam. Part of European airspace will be closed this Monday due to the volcanic plume. The Irish Aviation Authority has informed that Dublin Airport will be closed until at least 13.00 pm and those of Donegal, Sligo and Ireland West will not work until 13.00 pm. In addition, all airports in Northern Ireland (including Belfast) and some in Scotland, won´t work on Monday.

The two main airports, Heathrow and Gatwick, will work but there are expected delays and flight cancellations. Other regional airports such as Stansted, north of London, Manchester, in northwest England and Glasgow, Scotland, have also reopened, but passengers are advised to check the status of flights with their airlines.

The ash cloud will continue moving south in the early morning hours of Monday. The situation remains highly changeable and the forecasts, which will be revised every six hours, are subject to change.

Spain has canceled this Sunday a total of 79 flights to Ireland and the UK due to the ravages the volcanic ash is causing in both countries. This has been reported by AENA with data collected until 17:30 pm yesterday. Among the airports affected by the cancellations are Malaga airport, with 18 suspended flights, Barcelona with 13 and Madrid with 8.