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Developments in volcanic ash affecting air travel
April 22, 2010

Eurocontrol, the air traffic agency, expects traffic to be at normal levels on Thursday -- between 28,000 and 29,000 flights).

-- A small number of cancellations can be expected due to some limited restrictions and the logistical problems of airlines resuming their regular schedules.

-- Almost all European airspace is available, with a few exceptions in parts of Southern Finland, southern Norway, northern Scotland, and western Sweden.

-- On Wednesday, there were 22,189 flights in European airspace --almost 80 percent of normal traffic levels.

-- The International Air Transport Association estimates that the Icelandic volcano crisis had cost airlines more than $1.7 billion in lost revenue through Tuesday -- six days after the initial eruption. At its peak, the crisis impacted 29 percent of global aviation and affected 1.2 million passengers a day.

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