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Puglia airports affected by volcanic ash cloud

The newspaper of Puglia, La Gazzetta del Mezzogiorno (www.lagazzettadelmezzogiorno.it), reports that the cloud of volcanic ash from Iceland that’s already affected air traffic over northern Europe has begun forcing the cancellation of flights into and out of Puglia. The newspaper reports that 39 flights scheduled to depart Puglia today for destinations in northern Italy and other European destinations were canceled. Airports in Milan, Bergamo, Turin, Venice and Bologna were ordered closed through the weekend. Aviation officials said the situation is changing by the hour and they cannot predict how many other flights will be affected or when airline service could return to normal. For updates on this developing situation, see La Gazzetta’s website at www.lagazzettadelmezzogiorno.it.