Click to play videoBrasilia: For the fifth consecutive day ash and dust from Iceland's volcano paralysed European airspace. About 70 per cent of Europe's airspace remained closed to traffic. The cost to airlines estimated at more than $ 200 million a day.
The International Air Traffic Association representing world's airlines accused European governments of the failure.
“In many cases there could have been certain kinds of corridors instead of closing completely, putting a blanket on Europe. We have seen that in the United States, where similar cases have happened, this issue was handled in a different way. We have many differences. Here we have many air navigation service providers, it's a patchwork of different organizations, “ said Giovanni Bisignani, IATA's director general and CEO.
Trade bodies are warning that as many as 150 European airlines could go under if the curbs on air travel remain. They say the European Commission is focusing only on passenger rights without looking at the economic cost. Only 9,000 flights took off on Monday against the average of 28,000.
Across airports passengers bedded down on camp cots or on the floor. But increasingly they are moving towards trains.
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