Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Belfast and Newcastle airports have been completely shut. And hundreds of flights from Heathrow, Gatwick, Stansted, Manchester, Luton and Birmingham have been cancelled. Officials said more airports could close completely as the ash drifts over the UK. Airports are urging travellers to contact their airlines to check whether their journeys are affected.

EU Ministers are due to hold emergency talks on the air travel chaos caused by plumes of ash from a volcano in Iceland. The crisis is entering its fifth day with airspace remaining closed in over twenty countries. Desperate airlines are putting pressure on EU leaders to lift the flight ban, saying it’s already cost [...]

The massive volcanic ash cloud that’s brought European air travel to a virtual standstill, has stranded an estimated 32000 people hoping to travel to or from Russia. Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has ordered emergency measures to deal with the unprecedented crisis. The Dutch airline KLM and Germany’s Lufthansa have carried out test flights through the [...]

Hotels expand freebies, discounts to lure travelers Free breakfasts don’t cut it anymore. The nation’s hotels, still in the grip of an economic downturn, are borrowing the sales strategies from the nation’s retailers to woo overnight guests. Read more on Tacoma News Tribune Iceland ash cloud chokes Asian airports, hotels SINGAPORE (Reuters) – The air [...]