In a repeat of last month's travel chaos, Britain's Heathrow and Gatwick airports and others in the North of England, Scotland and Ireland have been closed until 0600 GMT Monday because of volcanic ash from Iceland, said British officials.
A no-fly zone compulsory by the Civil Aviation Authority will see Heathrow, Gatwick and London City near the airport down until 0700 BST.
"Inside this time frame, the dissimilar parts of the UK's airspace - including the airspace in the southeast - will probably are closed at dissimilar times," said DFT said.
A cloud of ash from the volcano Eyjafjallajökull led to the forced closure of airports in the UK for five days in April, thousands of Britons stranded abroad, and forced others to cancel their holiday plans.
Holiday guests to further turbulence in the previous week when the volcanic ash cloud forced airports in Spain, Portugal and Morocco to suspend operations.
If the DFT's prediction proves correct, the Heathrow and Gatwick airports will be closed when a strike by BA cabin crew is planned to start.
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