Europe and the rest of the world have been isolated for nearly a week as the volcanic cloud of ash from Iceland spread its veil across this sceptred isle.
Air passengers should still check with their airline and departure airports as there is a huge backlog of people waiting to travel.
The world of cryptozoology also celebrated the re-opening. Dr Pott spoke spoke from his Loch Ness project site and said how glad he was that the search for the cryptid was back on. “Professor Kettle and I have managed to carry out some further research but now several key colleagues will be able to join us and we will be able to airlift much needed specialist equipment into key survey sites”.
He added, “if the second volcano blows its stack then all bets are off but in the meantime we are going flat out to find that monster”.