Since the Spanish airspace reopened, Spain proposes to use its airports to receive passengers arriving in Europe from other continents.
, reports BBC.
For example, the British, now remaining in the United States or Asian countries in connection with the fact that closed airports in Europe, would fly to Spain and then continue the trip home by train, ship or bus.
This proposal may be discussed on Monday during a video conference of Ministers of Transport of the European Union.
Meanwhile, some airports in Europe are gradually coming to life – well, from 08:00 (in Kiev) Monday decided to Rome to lift the ban on flights of civilian aircraft over the whole of northern Italy, from 7:00 (in Kiev) aircraft Austria intends to open space.
In connection with the present decision of the National Service of Civil Aviation of Italy (Enac) to lift the ban on flights1000over northern Italy, the country”s largest airline Alitalia has announced that from 8 o”clock in the morning (9:00 am in Kiev), Monday to resume all domestic flights. However, Italy still will not be able to fly to London, Paris, Brussels and Amsterdam airports are closed by local authorities.
Civil Aviation Authority of Austria Austro Control has reported that “from 6 am local time Monday to earn all Austrian airports. Nevertheless, it is possible that in the case of weather changes on Monday, some airports will be closed again, indicated in the document.
England in no hurry to lift the ban – it will remain until the evening (21:00 on Kiev) on Monday. At the same time British Airways (BA) on Sunday conducted a test flight from London”s Heathrow Airport to Cardiff in a volcanic cloud, and stated that the flight was successful and was held at “excellent conditions.
In France, Prime Minister Francois Fillon told reporters on Sunday that the majority of French airports would remain closed until the morning of 20 April. This is an airport located north of the line Marseille – Bordeaux.
“Airports in the north of the line Nice-Bordeaux will remain closed at least until Tuesday morning,” – said Fillon. At the same time, airports south of this line remain open and continue to work, he said.
Earlier French airline Air France said that it intends to send on Monday from Toulouse and seven long-distance – in Fort-de-France (Martinique), New York, Dakar, Saint-Denis (Reunion) Hong Kong, Sao Paulo and Dubai.
aeronautical authorities of Spain have reopened all airports are on Sunday. It is an airport in San Sebastian, Vitoria, Pamplona, Logroño, Leide, Huesca and Zaragoza, as well as in Palma de Mallorca, Menorca and Son Bonete (Baleares).
Meanwhile, the European airlines, whose work has been blocked due to ash clouds Icelandic volcano, demanded that the aeronautical authorities “immediately review” the decision to cancel a significant number of flights, pointing to “very negative” impact of the ban on the industry as well as the security held by a number of companies test flights.
In turn, the EU forecast lifting half identified at the beginning of the week flights. “According to our forecasts, will be implemented only half of the flights scheduled for Monday,” – said Garrido at a press conference at the European Organisation for the Safety of Air Navigation (Eurocontrol). With such a forecast was made and the Commissioner for Transport Siim Kallas.
Spain, the presidency in a half in the EU intends to hold on Monday, April 19, an emergency meeting of Ministers of Transport European Union member countries to develop a unified plan of action in the face of almost total paralysis of flights in Europe, gave the Spanish News Agency EFE. Minister of Spain Jose Blanco will hold a videoconference on Monday with his European counterparts to assess the damage caused by the effects of the volcanic eruption in Iceland, and explore alternative possibilities for repatriation of thousands of passengers stranded at European airports.