Here is a glance of the flight disruptions and airspace closures across Europe and beyond, caused by a lingering volcanic ash plume drifting from Iceland.

U.K.: All airspace closed until at least 0600 GMT Sunday (2 a.m. EDT Sunday). British Airways is cancelling all flights in and out of the U.K. Sunday.

Ireland: All airspace closed until at least 1200 GMT (8 a.m. EDT) Sunday.

France: Paris airports and about two dozen others in northern France will remain closed until 8 a.m. (0600 GMT) Monday morning.

Germany: All airspace closed until at least 0600 GMT Sunday.

Austria: All airspace closed until at least 0000 GMT Sunday, but higher airspace (above 7,500 metres) gradually reopens beginning 1800 GMT Saturday.

Belgium: Brussels Airlines cancelled all flights until noon Monday. Belgian airspace closed until at least 0600 GMT Sunday.

The Netherlands: All airspace closed until further notice.

Canada: Airports across the country cancelled flights to and from northern Europe.

Switzerland: Swiss air space closed until 1400 GMT Sunday. Planes using instruments can fly across Switzerland as long as they stay above 20,000 feet (6,000 metres).

Italy: Airspace in northern Italy closed until 0600 GMT Monday.

Spain: Iberia cancelled all of its European flights — except those linking Spain with Portugal, south Italy, Greece and Istanbul — until further notice.

Scandinavia: All airspace in Sweden closed until further notice; in Denmark till at least 0600 GMT; and in Finland until 1200 GMT Sunday. Only airspace in Norway's far north is open, with 21 small airports in northern Norway open for travel. Scandinavian airline operator SAS AB said it has cancelled all flights to and from Denmark, Sweden and Norway for both Saturday and Sunday, except for some domestic flights in northern Norway.

Bosnia: Airspace closed down at least until early Sunday.

Czech Republic: All air space will remain closed at least till Sunday noon.

Croatia: International airports in the capital, Zagreb, and in Osijek, in the east, and those in the western parts of the country were all closed.

Slovenia: International airports in Maribor and Portoroz closed.

Serbia and Montenegro: Airspace including southern Adriatic Sea closed until further notice.

Belarus: All flights banned until at least 1300 GMT. At the Minsk National Airport most flights to Europe have been cancelled.

Ukraine: Kiev's Borispol airport had cancelled all flights until at least 1300 GMT.

Russia: About 185 flights from Russian airports are delayed or have been cancelled.

Australia: Qantas airline said the five flights it normally flies from Australia to Europe via Asian cities were flying only as far as the Asian stops on Saturday and Sunday.

New Zealand: Air New Zealand flights to London remain cancelled for a second day, with an estimated 2,000 passengers waiting to leave the South Pacific country.

The volcanic ash plume can be seen drifting over the North Atlantic in this photo taken from space Thursday. (NASA/Associated Press)