Over the weekend, Met Office observations have detected dust in the atmosphere and on the ground. A research aircraft has recently encountered dust during its flight, albeit in fairly low concentrations.

Restrictions on the use of airspace are advised by NATS in line with international civil aviation policy. The Met Office will continue to produce forecasts of the ash cloud four times a day and work closely with NATS and the CAA to assess its impacts on UK airspace.

This work will include looking for weather windows that will allow air space restrictions to be lifted but, for now, because of the continuing volcanic activity NATS has advised restrictions on the use of UK airspace into Monday morning at least.

The Met Office is unable to advise of any details of any flights. However, many airlines are providing information on their websites.