[Gocamino] BBC: Spain to close 15 airports due to a cloud of ash

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Spain is to close 15 airports as a cloud of ash from an Icelandic volcano
drifts south over Western Europe.  National airport management agency Aena
said nine airports were already closed and six more would shut from 1200
local time (1000 GMT).
Aena said the airports affected were Bilbao, San Sebastian, Vitoria,
Zaragoza, Pamplona, La Rioja, Santiago, A Coruna, Vigo, Asturias, Santander,
Leon, Valladolid, Burgos and Salamanca.
The restrictions would be in place until at least 1800, Aena said
Most flights between Europe and North America are being diverted because of
the ash cloud's latest drifting, officials at Eurocontrol said.
Flights are being rerouted north and south of the 1,200 mile (2,000km)
cloud.
On average, 600 airliners make the Atlantic crossing every day,
correspondents say.
Aena said the airports affected were Bilbao, San Sebastian, Vitoria,
Zaragoza, Pamplona, La Rioja, Santiago, A Coruna, Vigo, Asturias, Santander,
Leon, Valladolid, Burgos and Salamanca.
Eurocontrol, the agency that co-ordinates aviation safety in Europe, said
airports were also expected to close in northern Portugal and parts of
southern France.

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