Air travel ‘back to normal in three days’

STRANDED passengers were thrown a lifeline last night as aviation chiefs gave the go-ahead for Irish and British airspace to reopen.

After six days of crippling cancellations caused by eruptions from an Icelandic volcano the Irish Aviation Authority (IAA) said a full service could resume on a phased basis.

Flights are set to focus on positioning planes and crews, with airlines expected to take up to three days to get back to normal.