TALLINN — The chaos caused by the Iceland volcanic ash cloud is easing as normal flights resumed to carry home the passengers stranded by the airspace shutdown.

Estonian Air Navigation Services reported that the Estonian airspace is now open with no limits.  All the restrictions were canceled at 11 p.m. Tuesday. However, the situation may not be final as the Eyjafjallajökull volcano is still erupting ash and further flight traffic depends much on the weather.

Estonian national carrier Estonian Air resumed [private_supervisor]flights Wednesday, yet the flights may depart with delays or some may be canceled depending on the airspace situation at their destination, among other factors.

Ilona Eskelinen, press spokeswoman of Estonian Air said that the carrier has more-or-less resumed its flights but can be felt that many passengers have re-planned their trip. Some destination airports are not giving landing or departure permits for Estonian flights, as happened with the Stockholm flights Wednesday morning.

“Many people give up on flying at this moment as it is difficult to get a connecting flight from elsewhere,” Eskelinen told Baltic Reports.

Finnair canceled all their Tallinn-Helsinki route. Also Lufthansa canceled their Tallinn-Frankfurt route due continuing  limits in German air space.

Also Latvia and Lithuania resumed their flights but routs to Germany, Stockholm, Copenhagen, and Finland are still canceled. airBaltic, the Latvian national carrier intends to resume operations according to regular schedule, if airspace restrictions permit to do so. However the airline may cancel some flights at last minute.

Meanwhile Lithuania had a limited amount of flights Wednesday, although it was difficult for passengers to obtain information as the Vilnius International Airport website was down all day.

Relief for cash-strapped passengers

Many people who traveled out of their home country for holidays or business did not count that their trip will drag for so long and are running out of the financial resources to cover their additional costs.

SEB decided to allow their clients to temporarily increase their credit card limits to get enough cash until their return.

Those who want to increase their credit limit have to get access to their internet bank to send an application. If there is no such opportunity then they can contact the bank by phone as well. The limit can be increased  by up to 10,000 krooni (€639) if the current limit is at least the same.

While estimates of the flight shutdown’s overall economic impact on Estonia is available yet, Estonian Air has announced that it lost 1 million krooni per day of the shutdown. [/private_supervisor] [private_subscription 1 month]flights Wednesday, yet the flights may depart with delays or some may be canceled depending on the airspace situation at their destination, among other factors.

Ilona Eskelinen, press spokeswoman of Estonian Air said that the carrier has more-or-less resumed its flights but can be felt that many passengers have re-planned their trip. Some destination airports are not giving landing or departure permits for Estonian flights, as happened with the Stockholm flights Wednesday morning.

“Many people give up on flying at this moment as it is difficult to get a connecting flight from elsewhere,” Eskelinen told Baltic Reports.

Finnair canceled all their Tallinn-Helsinki route. Also Lufthansa canceled their Tallinn-Frankfurt route due continuing limits in German air space.

Also Latvia and Lithuania resumed their flights but routs to Germany, Stockholm, Copenhagen, and Finland are still canceled. airBaltic, the Latvian national carrier intends to resume operations according to regular schedule, if airspace restrictions permit to do so. However the airline may cancel some flights at last minute.

Meanwhile Lithuania had a limited amount of flights Wednesday, although it was difficult for passengers to obtain information as the Vilnius International Airport website was down all day.

Relief for cash-strapped passengers

Many people who traveled out of their home country for holidays or business did not count that their trip will drag for so long and are running out of the financial resources to cover their additional costs.

SEB decided to allow their clients to temporarily increase their credit card limits to get enough cash until their return.

Those who want to increase their credit limit have to get access to their internet bank to send an application. If there is no such opportunity then they can contact the bank by phone as well. The limit can be increased by up to 10,000 krooni (€639) if the current limit is at least the same.

While estimates of the flight shutdown’s overall economic impact on Estonia is available yet, Estonian Air has announced that it lost 1 million krooni per day of the shutdown. [/private_subscription 1 month] [private_subscription 4 months]flights Wednesday, yet the flights may depart with delays or some may be canceled depending on the airspace situation at their destination, among other factors.

Ilona Eskelinen, press spokeswoman of Estonian Air said that the carrier has more-or-less resumed its flights but can be felt that many passengers have re-planned their trip. Some destination airports are not giving landing or departure permits for Estonian flights, as happened with the Stockholm flights Wednesday morning.

“Many people give up on flying at this moment as it is difficult to get a connecting flight from elsewhere,” Eskelinen told Baltic Reports.

Finnair canceled all their Tallinn-Helsinki route. Also Lufthansa canceled their Tallinn-Frankfurt route due continuing limits in German air space.

Also Latvia and Lithuania resumed their flights but routs to Germany, Stockholm, Copenhagen, and Finland are still canceled. airBaltic, the Latvian national carrier intends to resume operations according to regular schedule, if airspace restrictions permit to do so. However the airline may cancel some flights at last minute.

Meanwhile Lithuania had a limited amount of flights Wednesday, although it was difficult for passengers to obtain information as the Vilnius International Airport website was down all day.

Relief for cash-strapped passengers

Many people who traveled out of their home country for holidays or business did not count that their trip will drag for so long and are running out of the financial resources to cover their additional costs.

SEB decided to allow their clients to temporarily increase their credit card limits to get enough cash until their return.

Those who want to increase their credit limit have to get access to their internet bank to send an application. If there is no such opportunity then they can contact the bank by phone as well. The limit can be increased by up to 10,000 krooni (€639) if the current limit is at least the same.

While estimates of the flight shutdown’s overall economic impact on Estonia is available yet, Estonian Air has announced that it lost 1 million krooni per day of the shutdown. [/private_subscription 4 months] [private_subscription 1 year]flights Wednesday, yet the flights may depart with delays or some may be canceled depending on the airspace situation at their destination, among other factors.

Ilona Eskelinen, press spokeswoman of Estonian Air said that the carrier has more-or-less resumed its flights but can be felt that many passengers have re-planned their trip. Some destination airports are not giving landing or departure permits for Estonian flights, as happened with the Stockholm flights Wednesday morning.

“Many people give up on flying at this moment as it is difficult to get a connecting flight from elsewhere,” Eskelinen told Baltic Reports.

Finnair canceled all their Tallinn-Helsinki route. Also Lufthansa canceled their Tallinn-Frankfurt route due continuing limits in German air space.

Also Latvia and Lithuania resumed their flights but routs to Germany, Stockholm, Copenhagen, and Finland are still canceled. airBaltic, the Latvian national carrier intends to resume operations according to regular schedule, if airspace restrictions permit to do so. However the airline may cancel some flights at last minute.

Meanwhile Lithuania had a limited amount of flights Wednesday, although it was difficult for passengers to obtain information as the Vilnius International Airport website was down all day.

Relief for cash-strapped passengers

Many people who traveled out of their home country for holidays or business did not count that their trip will drag for so long and are running out of the financial resources to cover their additional costs.

SEB decided to allow their clients to temporarily increase their credit card limits to get enough cash until their return.

Those who want to increase their credit limit have to get access to their internet bank to send an application. If there is no such opportunity then they can contact the bank by phone as well. The limit can be increased by up to 10,000 krooni (€639) if the current limit is at least the same.

While estimates of the flight shutdown’s overall economic impact on Estonia is available yet, Estonian Air has announced that it lost 1 million krooni per day of the shutdown. [/private_subscription 1 year]

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