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Stranded UK passengers celebrate at Madrid airport

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European airports have reopened for business, almost a week after a cloud of ash from an Icelandic volcano paralysed the industry.

About 75% of European flights are due to operate on Wednesday, according to air traffic agency Eurocontrol.

A group of UK-bound passengers who had been stranded at Madrid airport celebrated getting seats on a flight home.

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