Just this week, all the fights in and out of Bournemouth Airport had to be canceled on Thursday due to the ash cloud from an Icelandic volcanic eruption. The Air Traffic Control Service said that no flights would be allowed in or out of the airspace from 1200 BST on Thursday to 0700 BST on Friday.

Bournemouth Airport said that all of its services on Thursday were indeed canceled. Some of these flights were rescheduled for Friday. However, the UK’s air traffic control service, also known as Nats, did suggest that the restrictions were unlikely to be lifted after 0700 BST Friday. They said that it was very unlikely that the situation over England would improve in the foreseeable future.

The Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance was also grounded during this time. Passengers have been advised to contact their airline for more information about possible rebooking and refunds. Airports are suggesting that all airline passengers call ahead before leaving for the airport to confirm if their flight is still departing or not.

The decision to close down the airport came amid fears that the ash could cause a lot of damage if it got sucked into the aircrafts’ engines. This would cause even more problems that people do not need. Every airport in the UK has been affected by this ash cloud. Airspace has been closed in the Republic of Ireland, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Denmark, and Belgium, among other places.

It seems lately that the UK cannot get a break on its travel industry. There has been quite a long stretch of problems that have caused many delays and cancellations in the aviation industry.