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After Europe, British airspace has been re-opened on Tuesday. Planes were allowed to fly in and out of Britain for the first time in five days since flights were grounded due to an ash cloud from an Icelandic volcano.Millions of passengers were stranded around the world when much of Europe's airspace was closed last Thursday, due to fears volcanic ash could cause planes' engines to fail. The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) said the decision to re-open the airspace had been taken following analysis of new evidence from test flights and consultation with manufacturers.
