ASH UPDATE – EasyJet/Bmi/Flybe re-starting flights
Bmi re-started flights from 09.00 today after UK airspace restrictions were lifted last night.
Bmi plans to operate flights between Heathrow and all its UK and Ireland destinations (Aberdeen, Belfast, Dublin, Edinburgh, Glasgow and Manchester).
But a reduced schedule will operate today while additional aircraft are sent to international destinations to rescue stranded passengers.
Bmi Regional plans to run services between Edinburgh-Aberdeen, Brussels, Copenhagen, Leeds/Bradford and Manchester; as well as services between Aberdeen-Birmingham, Manchester and Norwich; and Brussels-East Midlands and Leeds Bradford; and Glasgow-Leeds.
Internationally Bmi plans to operate flights between Heathrow and Addis Ababa, Amman, Baku, Beirut, Berlin, Cairo, Damascus, Freetown, Hannover, Jeddah, Moscow, Riyadh, Tbilisi, Tehran, Vienna and Yerevan.
While some flights will operate outside the usual schedule, bmi hopes to operate 75% of its international flights to normal schedule.
"Safety is, and continues to be, bmi’s number one priority and the planned schedule for Wednesday may be subject to change throughout the day so customers are advised to check their individual flight status on our website, www.flybmi.com, before leaving for the airport," the airline said.
Flybe cancelled all services up until 13.00 today and warned of further cancellations after 13.00.
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