Flights slowly resumed from Dutch airports on Tuesday although airlines are urging passengers not to turn up without checking first if their plane will take off, for the next few days at least.

And there will be no flights taking off after 21.00 tonight – one of the conditions agreed to allow air services to start up again following the five day-closure.
‘Do not simply turn up at Schiphol, there is no point. People must check first on internet and teletext whether their flight is actually leaving,’ the Volkskrant quoted a KLM spokesman as saying.
European transport ministers decided on Monday the risk posed by volcanic ash from Iceland has been reduced and flying can resume in some parts of European airspace, including the Netherlands.
They had come under increasing pressure from airlines who had carried out a number of test flights without problems.

Night flights
But some restrictions will remain. In the Netherlands, for example, there will be no night-time flights and visibility must be good. ‘And it is possible that conditions change and we come back into the no-fly zone,’ Dutch transport minister Camiel Eurlings was quoted as saying by Nos tv.
According to Nos tv most flights due to arrive or depart from Schiphol on Tuesday morning were still cancelled.
But according to the Telegraaf, KLM expects to be able to carry out all but six intercontinental flights on Tuesday and around half of European services. But it will be at least six days before normal service is resumed.
Amsterdam’s Schiphol airport says it expects it will be at least 48 hours before air traffic gets back to normal. Limited services have also started up again from Rotterdam and Eindhoven airports.