EU to bring in measures to prevent winter travel chaos

The European Commission has warned airports of looming regulation to prevent a repeat of the Christmas travel chaos.

It has also demanded to see their contingency plans for next winter as soon as possible.

The EU Transport Minister Siim Kallas met today with top executives from the biggest airports to discuss the situation in December when 35,000 flights were cancelled because of snow.

Mr Kallas said while volcanic ash is difficult to predict, the winter arrives every year and airports should be ready for it.