All Irish flights stopped in the morning as volcano strikes again
The Irish Aviation Authority (IAA) has informed Irish-based airlines that it will be imposing restriction on all flights in and out of Ireland from 7am local until 1pm tomorrow, due to risk of ash ingestion in aircraft engines.
Ireland falls within the predicted area of ash concentrations that exceed acceptable engine manufacturer tolerance levels.
The decision is based on the safety risks to crews and passengers as a result of the drift south of the volcanic ash cloud caused by the north easterly winds.
Current information from the Volcanic Ash Advice Centre (VAAC) suggests that a ‘no fly zone’ will have to be imposed over Ireland tomorrow that will affect Dublin, Shannon, Galway, Sligo, Ireland West (Knock), Donegal, Cork and Kerry.
No flights will operate in or out of these airports until at least 1pm tomorrow.
Flights over Ireland from the UK and Europe will not be impacted tomorrow.
Flights in mainland Europe will operate normally.
The situation will be reviewed again in morning and an update will be posted on the IAA website at 9am tomorrow.
The IAA has asked all passengers to please contact your airlines website for information on your flight.
