The good news: it’s clearing slowly with airfields open. In particular, most major Scottish Airports have reopened. The Outer Hebrides are still closed as are the Scilly Isles, the Isle of Man and Northern Ireland airports. Irish airports are also affected still.
The current list (c/o BBC):
All Scottish Major Airports are open
Scottish Outer Hebrides
Islay 0700 (Wed)-0700
Campbeltown 0700 (Wed)-0700
Northern Ireland
Belfast International 1300-0700
Belfast City 1300-0700
Derry 0700 (Wed)-0700
Ireland
Dublin 1100-0400
Shannon 1730-0800
Isle of Man
Ronaldsway 0100-0700
Scilly Isles/England
Lands End 0100-0700
Isles of Scilly 0100-0700
Current predictions indicate that the ash will move to the Atlantic, but expect more trouble next week if the winds change back towards UK and Ireland.
Next update: 10:00 06/05
