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MEXICO CITY — A new reservation system is causing problems for thousands of airline passengers in Mexico.Aeromexico says it had to cancel more than 30 flights on Monday and more than a third of its other flights were delayed. Crowds of frustrated passengers have jammed its counters at Mexico City's international airport.It says it is making progress in its switch to a new reservation system and hopes for normal operations on Tuesday.The airline has issued statements urging passengers on domestic flights to get to the airport three hours early. For international passengers, it urges arriving four hours before a flight.Copyright 2011 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.MEXICO CITY — A new reservation system is causing problems for thousands of airline passengers in Mexico. [Read the full article] LONDON — Airlines clashed with regulators and pilots Tuesday as passengers braced themselves for days of uncertainty and chaos caused by a volcanic ash cloud being blown across the British Isles.A leather-skinned rhino, awell-timed lightning strike and other beautiful travel photos await you in this week's gallery. Take a look through the collection and vote for your favorite.Britain's weather service said the ash from Iceland's Grimsvotn volcano had moved over parts of Scotland, prompting air regulators to warn airlines that they had to seek permission to fly to and from the area. Hundreds of flights were canceled in Britain and Ireland.Spokesman Barry Grommett said volcanic ash had been detected on the ground in Scotland, and a specialist laser based on the Shetland Islands northeast of the Scottish mainland had also detected ash in the atmosphere. [Read the full article] DALLAS — American Airlines canceled an additional 72 flights in and out of the Dallas area on Tuesday because of scheduling backups caused by powerful thunderstorms a day earlier.A leather-skinned rhino, awell-timed lightning strike and other beautiful travel photos await you in this week's gallery. Take a look through the collection and vote for your favorite.Monday's storms forced the cancellation of about 130 American flights in and out of Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport, the airline's main hub, said company spokeswoman Andrea Huguely. Several flights bound for the airport were also diverted elsewhere because of the storms, she said.It was not immediately clear whether other carriers canceled flights to and from the airport. David Magana, an airport spokesman, said he didn't know how many flights had been canceled Tuesday.Crews determined that 25 American planes required inspection for possible hail damage, said Huguely. [Read the full article] 
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