Dust discharged into the air by the eruption of a volcano in Iceland is disrupting flight traffic in Europe. On Thursday, Finnair has had to cancel flights to northern Finland, the UK and Scandinavia. A total of 70 one-way flights have had to the cancelled up to Thursday evening. "Flight traffic is being restricted, because aircraft engines can be damaged if exposed to fine-grained volcanic ash," says Finnair's Flight Safety Supervisor Jussi Ekman. Passengers whose flights are cancelled may transfer their journey to a later date until 15 May 2010 by contacting Finnair or the travel agency that sold their ticket. Flight cancellations can be viewed on the Finavia website at the address www.finavia.fi. If their flight is cancelled, passengers are advised not to come to the airport. Finnair will also reroute passengers where possible. Passengers can apply for a refund for Finnair flight tickets that remain unused due to cancellations. Information is being updated continually at the address www.finnair.com/info. Finnair Plc Communications 15.4.2010