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![Large crowd greets first UK flight](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=799)
Large crowd greets first UK flight
The first flight back from London after disruptions from volcanic ash has landed at Auckland airport.
![150,000 pour through UK departure lounges](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=799)
150,000 pour through UK departure lounges
The quiet of the no-fly zone has been replaced by the roar of airplane engines across Britain today.
![Anzac tourists likely to reach Gallipoli in time](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=799)
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](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=799)
Iceland: Second, more powerful volcano due to erupt
Another Icelandic volcano is expected to explode, potentially causing more disruption than Eyjafjallajokull.
![It's a strange new, old world ...](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=799)
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](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=799)
Being stranded a happy experience
Tourism Auckland has had more than 200 offers from people offering rooms for stranded travellers.
![Mission impossible: Escape from Europe](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=799)
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](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=799)
Air NZ skirts $3b ash fallout
The eruption is unlikely to have inflicted significant financial pain on Air NZ, analysts say.
![Travellers staring at two-week wait](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=799)
Travellers staring at two-week wait
NZ passengers trying to fly to Europe are expected to be stranded here for at least two weeks.
![Airport shutdowns disrupt UK supply chain](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=799)
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](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=799)
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](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=799)
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.
![Flightless Kiwis stranded - travel bans extended](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=799)
Flightless Kiwis stranded - travel bans extended
More than 2000 passengers are stuck in NZ as airports remain closed until at least 7am tomorrow.
![Travellers grounded as air restrictions continue](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=799)
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](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=799)
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](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=799)
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.