LYNN NEARY, Host: NPR's business news starts with volcanic ash disrupting more flights.</s>LYNN NEARY, Host: Despite the reopening, passengers are being told to expect delays and cancellations. And tomorrow, British Airways cabin crews plan to strike in a long-running dispute over pay and working practices. Their union and British Airways managers were holding last-minute talks in London to avert the strike.
Airline passengers in northern Europe face more hassles because of volcano ash from Iceland. About 1,000 flights were grounded Monday, and hundreds of thousands of passengers were delayed. Britain's two biggest airports have reopened after being shut down overnight due to fears that a drifting cloud of ash could damage jet engines.