2nd UPDATE: Nearly All German Airspace Reopened
April 21 2010 - 4:55AM
Dow Jones News
German Air Security said Wednesday it has now opened nearly all
of German airspace and expects remaining airspace to be opened by
noon local time.
Airspace over the cities of Leipzig, Erfurt, Dresden, Muenster
and Osnabruck remains closed, the organization said.
Earlier Wednesday, Deutsche Lufthansa AG (LHA.XE) called on
German Air Security to move quickly to open additional airspace to
flights operated by use of the instrument panel, known as
instrument flights. Lufthansa said with weather conditions
worsening in Germany, vision flights, during which pilots aren't
allowed to fly through clouds, soon wouldn't be an option.
Lufthansa's chief executive, Wolfgang Mayrhuber, said 500
flights are planned for Wednesday and the airline intends to
operate as many flights as possible.
Air Berlin PLC (AB1.XE) said its flight schedule has almost
returned to normal.
Company Web site: www.dfs.com
www.lufthansa.com
www.airberlin.com
-By April van Ert, Dow Jones Newswires; +49 69 29725 507;
april.vanert@dowjones.com