Volcanic Ashes Halt Flights across Europe (15 April 2010)
Iceland’s volcanic ash halted flights across Europe. An ash cloud from Iceland’s spewing volcano halted air traffic across a wide swath of Europe on Thursday, grounding planes on a scale unseen since the 2001 terror attacks as authorities stopped all flights over Britain, Ireland and the Nordic countries. Thousands of flights were canceled, stranding tens [...]
Iceland Volcano Grounds UK Flights Volcanic Ash Sweeps Into British Airspace Closing Airports
Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Belfast and Newcastle airports have been completely shut. And hundreds of flights from Heathrow, Gatwick, Stansted, Manchester, Luton and Birmingham have been cancelled. Officials said more airports could close completely as the ash drifts over the UK. Airports are urging travellers to contact their airlines to check whether their journeys are affected.
Flights grounded as volcanic ash cloud returns
Airspace in Northern Ireland and Scotland is closed after the Icelandic ash cloud returns. . Follow us on twitter at twitter.com .
Volcanic Ash Cloud Halts Flights In, Out of Ireland
Irish Aviation Authority says it is restricting flights to and from Ireland due to ash drift DUBLIN (AP) — Irish Aviation Authority says it is restricting flights to and from Ireland due to ash drift. Read more on Fox News Volcanic Ash Cloud Halts Flights In, Out of Ireland DEVELOPING: The Irish Aviation Authority says [...]
Volcanic ash disrupts more flights across Europe
SAS warns of 2,500 temporary lay-offs due to grounded flights Scandinavian airline SAS warned it would temporarily lay off up to 2,500 employees in Norway starting Monday if flights halted due to a giant cloud of volcanic ash remained on the ground. Read more on AFP via Yahoo! News Volcanic ash disrupts more flights across [...]