Battle To Clear Backlog As Europe Reopens For Flights -- CNN
London, England (CNN) -- Airports across Europe began reopening Wednesday, six days after ash from an Icelandic volcano forced the shutdown of airspace and stranded thousands of passengers around the world.
The airspace over most of the United Kingdom, Norway, Belgium, Ireland and Germany was open again, and Danish, Swedish and Finnish airspace was expected to reopen fully later in the day, air traffic authorities said.
French authorities said all long-haul flights were leaving from Paris airports, along with 60 percent of short-haul flights.
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