An eruption in Iceland is expected to cause major delays to UK flights, warn authorities.

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A massive cloud of ash thrown into the atmosphere by a volcano in Iceland is heading our way and is expected to cause big delays to flights in and out of the UK.

The National Air Traffic Control Service (NATS) and Met Office forecasters have been tracking the cloud, which is heading towards the UK.

Aberdeen Airport already announced that its local airspace will be closed from midnight. The closure, ordered by NATS, could spread to other parts of Scotland.

Airlines were warning passengers to be prepared for flight disruption. easyJet said passengers should check for disruption information on the easyJet website before heading to the airport.

The Met Office told airlines the plume of ash could arrive in UK airspace overnight.

Poor visibility has already led Norwegian authorities to halt flights there.

Volcanic ash can clog jet engines, stopping them from working. The ash can also get into aircraft cabins, playing havoc with electronic systems and polluting the passenger environment.

There have been several incidents in which airliners ran into problems cause by volcanic ash.

In 1982, a British Airways Boeing 747 lost power from all four engines after the eruption of a volcano in Indonesia. The engines were restarted, but not until the aircraft had dropped to 24,000 feet.

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