Shannon Airport has announced the closure of Irish airspace today has been extended.
The skies above Shannon Cork and Dublin are now a no fly zone until 7o’clock this evening.
All bar one Aer Lingus flights today including seven from the mid west are cancelled – while Ryanair has cancellated its services until Wednesday lunchtime.
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It comes ahead of a video conference later involving European Transport Ministers to discuss the ash crisis.
Airlines have been calling for a review of no-fly bans after conducting test flights at the weekend without any apparent problems from Iceland’s ash cloud.
