DUE to volcanic ash from Iceland, European Air Traffic Control has confirmed that for flight safety reasons there will be widespread closures of Northern European airspace leading to severe restrictions on Ryanair flights throughout the day.
DUE to volcanic ash from Iceland, European Air Traffic Control has confirmed that for flight safety reasons there will be widespread closures of Northern European airspace leading to severe restrictions on Ryanair flights throughout the day.
Update 10am
Airspace closures are causing widespread delays and cancellations as follows today (April 15):
From 09:00hrs (local) no further Ryanair flights will operate to/from the UK
From 10:00hrs (local) no further Ryanair flights will operate to/from Ireland.
From 11:30hrs (local) no further Ryanair flights will operate to/from Norway, Sweden and Denmark.
Cancellations and delays will continue in to tomorrow and passengers should continue to monitor live flight information on ryanair.com
Ryanair apologises sincerely for any inconvenience caused by these disruptions which may continue for the next couple of days.
Passengers who were booked to travel on [selected] cancelled flights can transfer to the next available flight FREE OF CHARGE or apply for a refund on their unused flight(s) at the airport ticket desk, online or by calling our reservation centre.
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