<p><br /> A few domestic airports have begun to re-open in the UK after five days of dead skies because of the volcanic ash from Iceland.<br /> </p><p><br /> Airports in Scotland, Northern Ireland and the north of England are gradually beginning to send passenger planes up after five days without flights. However departures from the south of the UK are unlikely to resume on Tuesday.<br /> </p><p><br /> Scottish airspace was the first to open, with Edinburgh and Glasgow airports offering a limited schedule of internal flights from 7am. After opening for a few short hours Belfast and Glasgow Airports have now closed.<br /> </p><p><br /> Manchester airport, which had originally hoped to open at 9am and which put this time back to 1pm, has announced that it will not open before 7pm at the earliest.<br /> </p><p><br /> British Airways was able to operate its first flight since Saturday, with a Boeing 777 taking off today from Beijing.<br /> </p><p><br /> BA said it hoped the plane could land at Heathrow if flight restrictions for southern England were lifted later. If not, the aircraft will land in Scotland or at a European destination.<br /> </p><p><br /> Based on the latest update from Nats, the air traffic control body, part of Scottish airspace including Aberdeen, Inverness and Edinburgh, and south to Newcastle, will continue to be available until at least 7pm. A further announcement from Nats is due at 3pm.<br /> </p><p><br /> Due to the dynamic nature of the ash cloud schedules are liable to change at very short notice, with passengers advised not to travel to airports until they have checked with their airline or tour operator.<br /> </p>
