The Kyiv’s Boryspil Airport was open on April 19, 2010 but few traffic was going out and many flights were arriving late – if at all.

The airport counted that about 80 percent of departures were cancelled on Monday due to the European air travel slowdown caused by ashes from the erupting volcano in Iceland.

The situation keeps being volatile and the prospects for full resumption of air travel are uncertain.

At the same time, as airline losses from the volcanic ash cloud spiraled over 1 billion USD on Monday, the industry demanded European Union compensation and criticized European governments for relying too much on scientific theory in their decisions to shut down airspace across the continent.

At Kyiv’s Boryspil Airport, the chaos was observed over the weekend - when airport traffic all but ground to a halt - had subsided. But many people were still sitting on their bags, waiting in long lines and hoping to get any information from the airlines about when the skies will open.

Maryna Hrushch, who was waiting for a flight for four hours with two of her friends, noted: “Thanks God, Asia flights are open. We are flying to Delhi, India, but the flight is eight hours late. They say it is because it is coming late from USA.”

According to Boryspil authorities’ words, only flights to Asian and Egyptian destinations were open.

Some passengers have checked into Kyiv hotels and constantly monitor the situation on the Internet.