London Heathrow Finally Reopens
By Adrian Schofield adrian_schofield@aviationweek.com
Flights finally began landing again at London Heathrow Airport late on April 20 after U.K. civil aviation authorities reopened much of the nation’s airspace.
The U.K. was particularly hard hit by the ash cloud caused by the eruption of Iceland’s Eyjafjallajokull volcano, with authorities changing their plans and opting to keep much of the country’s airspace closed April 20 after a new burst of ash was emitted by ...