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Ash that closes Britain's Manchester Airport & others
 LONDON: Several British airports, including Manchester and those in Northern Ireland, will close from 1200GMT to 1800GMT due to the volcanic ash cloud, air authorities announced Sunday. Manchester is Britain's busiest airport outside London and among the 20 busiest in Europe. London airports are so far unaffected. Other airports affected as the no-fly zone extends southwards an eastwards are regional air hubs like East Midlands, Liverpool, Leeds-Bradford, Doncaster and Humverside.They are largely in the North of England, while some Scottish airports, including their fourth busiest, Prestwick, and small island ariports will shut. All Northern Ireland airports will close for the period, including Belfast International and Belfast City. Isle of Man airport will also shut. ''The CAA's no-fly zone required by the high density volcanic ash cloud will not affect London airports for the period 1300-1900 local time (1200-1800GMT) ''There're currently no other restrictions within UK airspace.'' Britain's Department of Transport warned Saturedat that British airspace was likely to face partial closures from Sunday until Tuesday due to the volcanic ash cloud. The government said that London airports, including Europe's busiest air hub, Heathrow, could be affected. In the Republic of Ireland, of the main three airports, Dublin is open until 1800GMT, Cork until 0000GMT, Galway until 1300GMT and Waterford till 2200GMT. North Atlantic overflights through Irish-controlled airspace remain unaffected. ___________________________________ Volcanic ash causes disruption in Europe area's airport ____________________________________ Views: This volcanic ash, which can cause serious damage to jet engines, has continued to cause disruption on a smaller scale in certain parts of Europe. Even Europe's busiest hub is closed due to the volcanic ash cloud. This proved that though it is only a small natural disaster, it can change and disrupt the whole economy. Thus, i feel that the government should bring up safety measures to prevent or notify us at an earlier date for such incident so that we could prepare for the disaster and carry out evacuation. Government should invest money into making a device that helps to detect such occurrence. Labels: Gladys |
Sunday, May 16, 2010
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