[Smithy]

British Airways has suspended all flights from England to Scotland until 2pm on Tuesday because of a shift in the direction of the cloud of Icelandic volcanic ash. The Dutch airline KLM has also cancelled 16 flights to Scotland and England while Flybe has axed journeys from Aberdeen and Inverness.

EasyJet has called off flights to and from Edinburgh, Glasgow, Inverness and Aberdeen operating between 5am and 9am on Tuesday and 36 have been cancelled by Glasgow-based Loganair.

Airports in Scotland have remained open but services from Barra, Benbecula and Tiree airports are at risk from the cloud.

US President Barack Obama flew to London from Ireland early in an effort to avoid potential delays.

And football team Barcelona announced they will fly to London on Tuesday - earlier than planned - to prevent disruption before their Champions League final at Wembley on Saturday.



The latest Met Office prediction showed the plume would cover Scotland and Ireland by 6am on Tuesday.

And the latest prediction by the Volcanic Ash Advisory Centre at the Met Office indicated ash would be present up to 20,000ft over almost all of the UK by midday on Tuesday.

Air traffic control company Nats has advised passengers to check with their airline before travelling to these airports.

Transport Secretary Philip Hammond said the ash had already caused "modest delays" to some flights including some Atlantic services.

"We continue to monitor the situation in Iceland closely in conjunction with the Met Office," he said.

"There have already been some modest delays to flights, particularly those crossing the Atlantic, due to the need for those flights to avoid areas of high ash concentration, and there could be further disruption later in the week, but we are doing everything we can to keep this to a minimum."

looks like we might have a repeat of last summer

-has parents abroad rn -

[Locke.]

No one wants to go to Scotland anyway

[Vicky.]

Originally Posted by Smithy

looks like we might have a repeat of last summer

-has parents abroad rn -

Niamh is in spain too

[Iceman]

Poor Niamh

[Smithy]

Originally Posted by Vicky.

Niamh is in spain too

omg she is! LMAO

Isn't she back tomorrow though? I thought she was only gone for the weekend?

[Iceman]

Yeah she was only gone for the grand prix..... cork airport isnt taking flights at the minute I dont think

[Z]

My best friend is in Greece and is meant to be coming back on the 27th, another close friend is in Azerbaijan and my piece on the side is in Spain. Guess I'll be forever alone then.

[Josy]

Originally Posted by Locke.

No one wants to go to Scotland anyway

[Kerry]

Watching it on Sky News. Bit of luck Niamh's missed it

[Fetch The Bolt Cutters]

are you home alone smithy?

[Princess]

The Take That fans in The Netherlands are freaking out a bit about getting to Take That concerts soon. Stupid ash cloud.

[King Gizzard]

They can get the Ferry then

[arista]

Originally Posted by Zee

My best friend is in Greece and is meant to be coming back on the 27th, another close friend is in Azerbaijan and my piece on the side is in Spain. Guess I'll be forever alone then.

You have us
Zee

[MTVN]

My parents are meant to be flying to the Isle of Man in a week, I hope this doesnt cancel their flight, I was looking forward to having the house to myself for a week

[joeysteele]

More chaos via Iceland for being only a relatively smaller place.

[MTVN]

Ryanair have got the right idea, they flew a plane all around Scotland through the "red zone" where it was apparently worst and had no problems

[Smithy]

Originally Posted by Scott

are you home alone smithy?

Kind of, I'm flitting between home and my grandparents

[Smithy]

Travel misery for thousands of airline passengers will continue for the rest of the day, as the ash cloud spreads across Scotland and northern England.

Thousands of passengers have had their flights cancelled due to the volcanic ash cloud and the disruption is expected to continue into early tomorrow morning.

Most flights from Glasgow and Edinburgh International airports, as well as Dundee, have been cancelled, with severe disruptions at other Scottish airports.

In England, Newcastle International has been worst-hit.

A row also broke out between Irish airline Ryanair and the Civil Aviation Authority, after the airline's boss claimed there was "no volcanic ash" in Scottish airspace, and vowed to continue operating.

They sent a test flight into the "high ash concentration zone" and travelled from Glasgow Prestwick to Inverness, on to Aberdeen and down to Edinburgh.

An inspection of the aircraft afterwards found "no evidence of volcanic ash on the airframe, wings or engines", the company said.

"It's perfectly safe. There is nothing up there," he said.

It's spreading south