MONDAY REPORT: LAX flight cancellations due to volcanic ash

FLIGHT CANCELLATIONS DUE TO VOLCANIC ASH

Flight operations to the UK and Europe are still being disrupted today, Monday, April 19, due to temporary closure of air space over that area of the world resulting from the volcanic eruption in Iceland on Wednesday, April 14.

However, at LAX today, departures are planned for 5 flights:

n      Air Tahiti Nui: 1

n      British Airlines: 2

n      Lufthansa Airlines: 2

(Airlines are using the aircraft and flight crews that have been stranded in Los Angeles for the past few days for these operations.)  

Departures are cancelled for all other flights (8 in all)..

All arriving flights (13 in all) have been cancelled.

All passengers booked on flights to the UK and Europe are advised to check with their airlines on flight status before coming to the airport.

Passenger counts will be made available when this information has been obtained from each affected carrier.