Volcano shuts Britain - no flights in or out of the UK

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Volcano shuts Britain - no flights in or out of the UK

Hundreds of thousands of air travellers today faced chaos after all Scottish airports were closed due to a volcanic cloud expected to sweep across the country from Iceland.

Last flight lands at Glasgow Airport - Click for video By Daniel Devine

It brought the UK to a virtual standstill with massive disruption affecting thousands of flights after ash from Iceland’s volcanic eruption moved towards British airspace.