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Flights resume after ash cloud closures

Airspace reopens: An easyJet flight leaves Bristol Airport after the UK's skies reopened
An easyJet flight leaves Bristol Airport after the UK's skies reopened. Airlines rushed to reschedule flights but there were warnings it could be weeks before services returned to norma
Photograph: Barry Batchelor/PA
Airspace reopens: Passengers arrive from Vancouver on the first flight at Heathrow Airport
Passengers arrive from Vancouver on the first flight in five days, at Heathrow airport
Photograph: Suzanne Plunkett/Reuters
Airspace reopens: Relatives of flight passengers wave to a Lufthansa plane
Relatives of passengers onboard a Lufthansa plane destined for Chigago wave as it takes off from Dusseldorf airport, Germany
Photograph: Volker Hartmann/AFP/Getty Images
Airspace reopens: Passengers wait for their flights at partially opened Frankfurt airport
Passengers wait for their flights at the partially opened Frankfurt airport
Photograph: Johannes Eisele/Reuters
Airspace reopens: Passengers walk with their luggage at Roissy-Charles-de-Gaulle airport
Passengers at Charles de Gaulle airport in Paris as a plane takes off. All long-haul passenger services to and from France and three quarters of shorter flights are operating as scheduled
Photograph: Fred Dufour/AFP/Getty Images
Airspace reopens: A plane flies over the London Eye after the UK's skies reopened
A plane flies over the London Eye after the UK's skies reopened amid a continuing row over flying restrictions caused by the volcanic ash cloud
Photograph: Lewis Whyld/PA
Airspace reopens: Passengers continue to wait for their flights in Terminal 5 at Heathrow
Passengers wait for their flights in Terminal 5 at Heathrow
Photograph: Chris Ison/PA
Airspace reopens: British Airways planes at Heathrow Airport in London
British Airways planes at Heathrow. Delays and cancellations are still occurings as planes and crew are out of place
Photograph: Andy Rain/EPA
Airspace reopens: Korean Air flight attendants guide passengers to their seats
Korean Air flight attendants guide passengers to their seats as they board a plane heading to Paris, at Incheon international airport, Seoul
Photograph: Truth Leem/Reuters
Airspace reopens: An aircraft lands at Heathrow airport in west London
An aircraft lands at Heathrow. With so many planes having been grounded by the effects of volcanic ash spreading from Iceland it could take days, or weeks, to clear the backlog
Photograph: Toby Melville/Reuters
Airspace reopens: Stranded travellers get free internet access at Narita airport
Stranded travellers get free internet access at Narita International airport in Narita, near Tokyo, Japan. Thousands of passengers were stranded in Japan as at least 35 international flights bound for Europe were cancelled
Photograph: Franck Robichon/EPA
Airspace reopens: An plane flies over Heathrow airport, 20 April
An plane flies over Heathrow airport
Photograph: Oli Scarff/Getty Images
Airspace reopens: Stranded German citizens board a bus heading for Germany
Stranded German citizens board a bus heading for Germany at Barajas airport in Madrid. Madrid is acting as a European hub to get stranded passengers home
Photograph: Denis Doyle/Getty Images
Airspace reopens: A Czech Airlines plane takes off from the Okecie airport in Warsaw
A Czech Airlines plane takes off from Okecie airport in Warsaw, Poland. Poland's airspace reopened for regular flights
Photograph: Bartlomiej Zborowski/EPA
Airspace reopens: Airports On Stand By To Re Open As First Flights Leave The UK
Empty check-in desks at Glasgow airport after it opened but then closed again due to flight restrictions yesterday
Photograph: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images
Airspace reopens: Stranded passengers from France hug inside John F Kennedy Airport
Stranded passengers Mercedes and Jimmy Elahcene from France hug inside John F Kennedy international airport, New York, yesterday, where they have been stranded since 17 April
Photograph: Mario Tama/Getty Images
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