LONDON/PARIS (Reuters) - Air travel in Europe was returning to normal on Wednesday after being disrupted for six days by volcanic ash from Iceland. About 75 percent of normal flights in Europe were due to operate on the day.
Although it could take days or even weeks to clear the backlog of flights, and any plane crash or rise in ash concentrations could cause fresh disruption, scientists and manufacturers have downgraded the risk of flying in areas of relatively low concentrations.
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