The Health Protection Agency said the ash from the Eyjafjallajoekull eruption did not pose a significant risk to public health because of its high altitude.
However, the British Lung Foundation has warned people with lung conditions to keep their medication with them as a precautionary measure.
These are some of the knock-on effects:
• Eurocontrol says Germany is monitoring the situation and considering partial airspace closures
• The two main airports in Paris and many others in the north of France are closing
• There is severe disruption in France and Spain, where all northbound flights are cancelled
• Nats is due to make an announcement shortly as to the arrangements that will be in place through to 1300 BST on Friday
• British Airways offers refunds or an option to rebook after all its domestic flights are suspended
• Flybe announces it has cancelled all flights up until 1300BST on Friday and more than 25 services due to run after that.
• British sports teams have been hit by travel problems after flights were grounded
• Dozens of Leicestershire students were evacuated from accommodation in Iceland after the volcano eruption
• Singer Russell Watson calls off concert in the Irish Republic after missing the last ferry crossing from Holyhead
One passenger at Glasgow told the BBC: "I'm meant to be going to Lanzarote. We've travelled from Oban, leaving at 3am. Now we've decided we might as well just go home and do a bit of gardening."
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