British Airways cancels transatlantic schedule through Sunday

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

By DAVID S. WHITE
Examiner.com

13:00 EDT April 17, 2010

British Airways has canceled all transatlantic flights through Sunday April 18 because of continuing airspace closures.  Air France has not announced overall Sunday cancelations, but Paris airports will be closed until at least 06:00 GMT Monday.

Lufthansa has canceled all flights until at least 12:00 GMT Sunday.  United States airlines have canceled many flights to and from Europe.  The Air Transport Association reported that 280 out of 336 US flights to Europe did not fly on Friday. 

This is a developing story.  Check here for further information.

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