British airlines cancel flights through Monday

Heathrow airport April 17 (AP Photo/PA, Steve Parsons)

By DAVID S. WHITE
Examiner.com

23:00 EDT April 18, 2010

British Airways  and has canceled all London flights through Monday April 19 because of continuing airspace closures.  Virgin Atlantic also canceled its complete United Kingdom schedule through Monday.  Air France will attempt to operate seven long haul flights using airports in southern France on Sunday, but Paris airports will be closed until at least 06:00 GMT Tuesday.

Lufthansa has canceled all flights until at least 14:00 GMT Monday and all transatlantic flights for Monday are called off.  United States airlines have canceled most flights to and from northern and central Europe until further notice.

For more information:

• BAA–operator of Heathrow, Gatwick, Stansted, Edinburgh, Glasgow airports
• Paris airports authority
• Eurocontrol–European air traffic control organization
• Lufthansa updates
• British Airways updates
• Air France updates
• Eurostar rail service
• P&O Ferries