Isle of Man airport flights hit by volcanic ash

All UK airports are affected

Flights in and out of the Isle of Man have been cancelled after warnings of an ash cloud from a volcanic eruption in Iceland.

All UK airports are affected after Air Traffic Control Service (Nats), imposed restrictions when the Met Office warned ash could damage engines.

Passengers are being advised to contact their airlines prior to travel.

The eruption under a glacier in Eyjafjallajoekull is the second in the country in less than a month.

In Scotland, all airports are shut and there is disruption at many others including Manchester, Liverpool, Stansted, Newcastle and Birmingham.

Experts have warned that the tiny particles of rock, glass and sand contained in the ash cloud could jam aircraft engines.

The European air safety body, Eurocontrol, said the cloud of ash had reached 55,000ft and was expected to move through northern UK and Scotland by 1300 BST.

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