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Anzac tourists likely to reach Gallipoli in time
Sydney Airport is ready to send flights to Europe after the reopening of airspace.
Iceland: Second, more powerful volcano due to erupt
Another Icelandic volcano is expected to explode, potentially causing more disruption than Eyjafjallajokull.
Govt considers buying firm to finish Hercules upgrade
The Govt is considering taking over Safe Air in Blenheim so the air force can finish having its five C-130 Hercules upgraded.
It's a strange new, old world ...
Europe has received a sharp shock of awareness about its addiction to cheap jet travel.
Being stranded a happy experience
Tourism Auckland has had more than 200 offers from people offering rooms for stranded travellers.
Volcano cost to NZ: $2m per day
Air NZ is bearing the brunt of financial losses caused by the the Iceland volcano disruption, an expert says.
Mission impossible: Escape from Europe
Stranded travellers are piling into buses, trains and high-priced taxis in a frantic scramble to accomplish an increasingly tricky mission: Escape from Europe.
Air NZ skirts $3b ash fallout
The eruption is unlikely to have inflicted significant financial pain on Air NZ, analysts say.
Brought down to earth
The impact of Iceland's erupting volcano should make us ponder the very nature of how we have organised the way we live now, writes Hamish McRae.
Airport shutdowns disrupt UK supply chain
Air traffic could return to half its normal level in Europe if clouds dissipate overnight, EU officials have said.
Free trip home for Air NZ passengers who can't wait
Air NZ has started flying passengers home from stopovers if they are unwilling or unable to wait for ash to clear over Europe.
No end in sight to vast plume of ash
Britain is bracing for what scientists warn could be weeks of disruption from the volcanic dust cloud blanketing Europe.
Have your food and eat it, too
For most of us, airline food conjures up far-from-appetising images of soggy omelettes, insipid veges and reheated meat.
Travellers grounded as air restrictions continue
UK airspace will remain closed until tomorrow morning, a shutdown which is costing the air industry an estimated $282 million a day.
Volcanic dust aborts Polish funeral trip
The Governor-General has been forced to cancel plans to attend the late Polish President's funeral.
Ash big threat to jet engines
Enhanced engine technology has magnified the risk of fatal damage to aircraft flying into volcanic ash clouds, writes Mathew Dearnaley.
Kiwis' travel plans upset by volcanic eruption
Kiwis travelling to the London Book Fair next week have been scattered and stranded all over the globe with volcanic ash continuing to disrupt flights across Europe.
Volcanic ash throws travel plans into disarray
1500 Air NZ passengers among more than a million affected by airport shutdowns across Europe.
Random drug, alcohol checks for pilots
NZ pilots are to be randomly checked to ensure they are telling the truth about any past drug and alcohol convictions.
'VIP syndrome' and pilot error blamed for Polish crash
Russian authorities insist that pilot error was behind the plane crash that killed Polish President Lech Kaczynski.