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The Irish Aviation Authority closes Cork Airport and Dublin Airport until at least 22:00, opens Shannon Airport for limited services.
2010-04-20

All United Kingdom airports reopen at 10:00pm BST, with the first planes landing at London Heathrow
2010-04-20

Half of all scheduled European flights are expected to go ahead, though airspace remains closed in many countries, including Ireland, Norway and Poland. Denmark accepts no landings.
2010-04-20

Thousands of Kenyan farm workers are temporarily laid off as harvesting of flowers and vegetables is stopped due to flight disruptions; the Kenya Flower Council says 3,000 tonnes of flowers meant for export have been scrapped.
2010-04-19

Dutch airline KLM announces it has carried out a test flight of 20 crew members and no passengers with "no problems" over closed down airspace.
2010-04-18

The Irish Aviation Authority extends its closure of Irish airspace until at least 13:00 GMT on Monday.
2010-04-18

The volcano disrupts the state funeral of Lech Kaczyński, President of Poland, and his wife Maria, killed in a plane crash with 94 others near Smolensk.
2010-04-18

British airspace extends it own closure to flights until at least 06:00 GMT on Monday.
2010-04-18

Israeli airlines estimate losses of millions of shekels in revenue.
2010-04-18