LONDON: The aviation industry sharply criticized European governments on Monday for their handling of airport closures, saying there was ``no coordination and no leadership'' in the volcanic ash crisis that shut down European airports for a fifth straight day. The International Air Transport Association says the airport lockdowns are costing the aviation industry at least $200 million a day and affecting millions of travelers since the volcano in Iceland begun erupting Wednesday.
Some smaller airports reopened, and European officials had hoped that flights could return to about 50 percent of normal on Monday ifthe skies were clearing.
But authorities in Britain, France, Germany, and the Netherlands home to three of Europe's largest airports said their air space was still closed. Britain said it was keeping flight restrictions on through until at least early Tuesday, while Italy briefly lifted restrictions in the north then quickly closed again Monday after conditions worsened.
No comments:
Post a Comment