It's that dreaded volcanic ash in action again! Eyjafjallajokul is continuing to cause problems with the volcanic ash spreading across parts of the United Kingdom.
Heathrow, Gatwick and London City airports have resumed some flights (after 07.00BST), but because the ash in the the flightpath of incoming planes to Gatwick, no inbound flights are coming at the moment.
Heathrow arrivals are being restricted to 30 per hour (instead of the usual 42 per hour) and knock on disruption is likley to continue throughout Monday.
An area stretching from the south of England to Northern Ireland, and over much of mainland Scotland to the Shetland Isles is also affected. No fly zones have been imposed here until 13.00 hrs.
Manchester, Leeds/Bradford and Liverpool are open after restrictions have been lifted.
Restrictions are likely across different parts of the UK until at least Tuesday.
Already there are rumblings of discontent. Sir Richard Branson has called the latest restrictions "beyond a joke." British Airways said airlines should be able to decide whether it was safe to fly as the current approach "was overly restrictive."
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