UK airspace has reopened today but 'no fly zones' remain in place in northern Europe due to the volcanic ash cloud. However, anyone planning to travel is still advised to contact their airline before going to the airport as there is still major disruption with many flights cancelled or delayed. All Spanish airports remain open. Germany, with the major Frankfurt hub, has kept its airspace closed, with some exceptions.

Airline Information

British Airways  said it hopes to run all longhaul flights from Heathrow and Gatwick today. However, there will be shorthaul cancellations to and from London airports until midday the airline said.

Virgin Atlantic has confirmed it plans to operate its normal flying schedule, in and out of London Heathrow, London Gatwick and Manchester today.

easyJet has said it is planning to resume "some flights" across the UK and Europe. The airline says it could take several days for normal operations to resume.

bmi plans to operate flights between London Heathrow and all its UK and Ireland destinations (Aberdeen, Belfast, Dublin, Edinburgh, Glasgow and Manchester). A reduced schedule will operate today, while additional aircraft are sent to international destinations to rescue stranded customers. The airline hopes to operate 75% of its international flights but urged passengers to consult its website.

Ryanair will NOT be resuming its Northern European flights (UK, Ireland, Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden, Belgium, Holland, France, Germany, Poland, Baltic States and North Italy) until at least 1pm on Thursday. In addition, Ryanair has decided to cancel all of its flights between Ireland and the UK until 1pm on Friday.

Air France said it planned to fly all of its long-haul programme for Wednesday, although flights in parts of northern Europe would remain suspended.

Airspace statuses as of 0400 GMT Tuesday:

AUSTRIA - Airspace open as of 0300 GMT Monday.

BELGIUM - Belgium has begun allowing planes to land and intends to allow some flights to depart from 1200 GMT.

BOSNIA - Airports open.

BRITAIN - Airspace reopened at 2100 GMT.

BULGARIA - All airspace and airports open.

CZECH REPUBLIC - Airspace and airports open as of 1000 GMT on Monday. Situation to be re-assessed at 1000 GMT on Wednesday.

DENMARK - Will open most airspace from 0000 GMT Wednesday until at least 0600 GMT, opening up for traffic from Copenhagen and four other airports.

ESTONIA - Airspace open until at least 0000 GMT Wednesday.

FINLAND - Airspace will be closed until at least 0600 GMT on Wednesday.

FRANCE - Air France plans to run all long-haul flights on Wednesday, some flights to northern Europe remain suspended.

GERMANY - Airspace restrictions will remain in place until 0000 GMT Wednesday.

HUNGARY - Hungarian airspace is fully open, the air traffic authority said around 0800 GMT on Tuesday.

REPUBLIC OF IRELAND - Airspace reopened.

ITALY - Airspace has completely reopened.

LATVIA - Airspace open.

LITHUANIA - Airspace to remain open until at least 1800 GMT, when a new decision will taken.

LUXEMBOURG - Luxembourg Airport reopened at 0800 GMT, with flights due to start at 0900 GMT.

MOLDOVA - Moldova, which lies between Ukraine and Romania, resumed international flights from 0730 GMT.

MONTENEGRO - Airports open.

NETHERLANDS - Passenger flights began on Monday. Night flights resumed on Tuesday.

NORWAY - Airport authority Avinor reopened all of Norway's airspace for commercial traffic on Tuesday. The airspace will remain open until midnight GMT.

POLAND - Will reopen airspace at 0500 GMT Wednesday.

ROMANIA - Airspace fully reopened.

RUSSIA - All airports open. Aeroflot is flying to the United States via the North Pole.

SERBIA - Airports open.

SLOVAKIA - Airspace and airports open as of 1240 GMT on Monday. Situation to be re-assessed at midnight GMT on Wednesday.

SLOVENIA - Slovenian airspace was opened at 1000 GMT on Tuesday. It had been partly closed since 0200 GMT Tuesday.

SPAIN - 17 airports open.

SWEDEN - Airspace open for flights north of a line stretching from Stromstad to Stockholm. High altitude flights over southern Sweden are allowed.

SWITZERLAND - Geneva and Zurich airports reopened on Tuesday morning though some flights were cancelled at both.

TURKEY - All airports open. Planes flying out of the Black Sea cities of Samsun, Sinop and Zonguldak have been advised not to fly higher than 6,000 metres.

UKRAINE - Kiev's Borispol airport open.

(Compiled by London Editorial Reference Unit)

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