London, England (CNN) -- Some flights resumed across Europe on Tuesday, but concern also grew of a new cloud of ash that has spewed from an Icelandic volcano that officials said was heading toward the United Kingdom, possibly posing a renewed threat to air travel.
Overnight, the UK's Civil Aviation Authority gave the go-ahead for flights in British airspace above 20,000 feet between 1 p.m. and 7 p.m. local time (8 a.m. ET and 2 p.m. ET). The situation would be reviewed later Tuesday, according to UK national air traffic services (NATS).
Some countries opened their airspace to travel, while keeping airports closed. Flights higher than around 20,000 feet were allowed through Danish airspace, the country's air traffic control service NAVIAIR said.
Norway opened its part of its airspace near Bergen briefly on Tuesday and predicted Gardermoen, just north of Oslo, would be open all day, the country's air traffic control service AVINOR said. |
