Kingfisher cancels London flights

MUMBAI - Kingfisher Airlines Friday cancelled four flights to and from London airport in view of the closure of air traffic over British airspace, an official of the airline said.

“Volcanic ash has led to the closure of London’s Heathrow airport, owing to which we had to cancel the flights to and from London,” said Prakash Mirpuri, vice president, Corporate Communications of Kingfisher Airlines.

The flights that have been cancelled are IT-007 Mumbai to London Heathrow, IT-008 London Heathrow to Mumbai, IT-001 New Delhi to London Heathrow and IT-002 London Heathrow to New Delhi.

Volcanic ash from a Wednesday eruption in Iceland drifted over western and northern Europe, rendering airspace unfit for travel and forcing airlines to cancel flights.