Some 17,000 flights in European airspace are likely to be cancelled Friday due to the dangers posed by a volcanic ash cloud spreading from Iceland, with experts warning that the disruption could continue into the weekend.
Although some Scottish and Scandinavian airports are likely to resume limited flights Friday, a ban on flights still covers most UK airspace and much of Northern Europe.
Eurostar has also confirmed that it has no availability for trains on Friday, April 16.
More information:
Flightstats
Flightstats tracks aviation delays worldwide, showing the current status of individual airports and flights.
http://www.flightstats.com
Updates on British air space
NATS controls all air traffic over the British Isles and the eastern North Atlantic and has provided regular updates on its website.
http://www.nats.co.uk/
Updates on mainland European air space
Eurocontrol is responsible for air traffic across mainland European airspace and has provided regular updates on its website and on Twitter.
http://www.eurocontrol.int
http://twitter.com/eurocontrol
Updates from main airport operators
BAA (responsible for London Heathrow airport) http://www.baa.com/
Aeroports de Paris (responsible for Paris Charles de Gaulle airport) http://www.aeroportsdeparis.fr
Frankfurt Airport (Frankfurt/Main airport) http://www.frankfurt-airport.com
Berliner Flughafen (responsible for Berlin's Tegel airport) http://www.berlin-airport.de
Schiphol Airport (Amsterdam's Schiphol airport) http://www.schiphol.nl/
Crowd sourced updates
The Twitter "ashtag" is being used by major airlines and airport operators to provide micro blogging updates:
http://twitter.com/#search?q=%23ashtag
Train updates
Eurostar operates trains between the UK and mainland Europe http://www.eurostar.com/
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