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Emergencies - Volcanic ash - health and travel update
For
the latest news and information regarding the
recent volcanic eruption at Eyjafjallajökull, Iceland, you
are advised to refer to the external websites below:
- DirectGov website - Health and travel advice (www.direct.gov.uk/en/Nl1/Newsroom/DG_187244)
- Health Protection Agency website (www.hpa.org.uk)
- World Health Organisation (WHO) - Europe website (www.euro.who.int)
- NHS website (www.nhs.uk/Pages/HomePage.aspx) or NHS Direct website (www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk)
- Met Office website (www.metoffice.gov.uk)
- NATS website (www.nats.co.uk)
- News : See BBC website (www.bbc.co.uk) or BBC News website (http://news.bbc.co.uk/) or Sky News website (http://news.sky.com/skynews/)
- Sussex Air Quality Partnership (Sussex-air) website (www.sussex-air.net)
- airAlert website - air pollution alerts for vulnerable people (www.airalert.info)
- International Volcanic Health Hazard Network (IVHHN) website (www.ivhhn.org)
Air travel - See the external links below for UK airports and links to plane operators
- Gatwick Airport (www.gatwickairport.com)
- BAA Airports (Heathrow, Southampton, Stansted, Glasgow, Edinburgh and Aberdeen Airports) (www.baa.com)
- Luton Airport (www.london-luton.co.uk/en/)
- Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) website (www.caa.co.uk)
- See also smaller local airports:
- Shoreham Airport website (www.shorehamairport.co.uk)
- Lydd Airport website (www.lydd-airport.co.uk)
- Bournemouth
Airport website (www.bournemouthairport.com)
Sea travel - For links to sea ports and ferry operators see our
