European flights resume? New ash cloud Threat

Flights from large parts of Europe were set to resume on Tuesday under a deal agreed by the European Union to free up airspace closed by a cloud of ash hurled into the sky by an Icelandic volcano.

But British air traffic controllers warned a new ash cloud was headed for major air routes, though plans to reopen airports in Scotland remained in place for 0600 GMT.

Others in northern England were to follow later, though there were no plans to reopen London's international hubs. Details remained sketchy of how the authorities would split European airspace into areas where