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Aviation authorities in Europe continue to watch for developments in Iceland where planes are on high alert following a volcanic eruption.

A visually-impaired woman has made it back to her home in Lisburn after she and her guide dog were controversially barred from boarding an Easyjet flight last night.

Pressure was mounting today on Dutch airline KLM to fully compensate British travellers stranded earlier this year during the volcanic ash cloud crisis.