in germany, airports in hamburg, bremen, and berlin could be next on the list 2) there is no shut -- on the list to close. there is no shutdown plan yet. it is too early to predict. >> hundreds of people have to wait because their flights have either been cancelled or delayed due to the cloud of ash and billowing across the north atlantic from iceland. airports across scotland and northern england are affected. >> we cannot get any information. that is a problem. we do not get any information. we have to go to a computer p.m. >> -- computer. >> they are just stalling. >> in the days to come, more passengers and more airports will probably have to deal with the same problem. the icelandic ash cloud first reit scotland and northern ireland, then parts of -- first reached scotland and northern ireland, then parts of scandinavia. and the destction asot expected to reach the extent of last year's volcanic eruptions. but they're still watching nervously. >> if there any consolation, even the president of the united states was affected by the eruption. barack obama flew to london from viole

hamburg international airport and bremen international airport were closed today and the cloud is expectedct other parts of northern and eastern europe, including scandinavia, poland and russia. the uk's official weather center says the plume will cover all of british air space on wednesday, that does not necessarily mean that there will be masses of flights canceled. because of the different levels of ash density, airlines can still apply to fly in some places. a british airways plane made a test flight on tuesday, b.a. says it's expecting to operate normal flights today. in iceland, the grimsvotn volcano is calming down. officials in the country are saying that the eruption itself is almost over. let's get more on the situation in germany, where it's not over yet for so many travelers. fred platkin is at cnn in berlin. fred, how long are the airports going to be closed and how long are travelers going to wait? >> reporter: zain, for some travelers, the nightmare is just beginning. two berlin airports, among the largest in germany, just shut down a couple of minutes ago, the airspace clos

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