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y all of the biggest airports in Europe will remain closed to air traffic today due to the cloud of volcanic ash spreading across the continent from the Eyjafjallajokull eruption in South Iceland. 16,000 were cancelled yesterday alone.
The no-fly zones over the UK and Ireland have been reinstated amid predictions that the cloud will only get thicker throughout Saturday, Visir.is reports.
It is being reported that airlines are losing in the region of GBP 200 million every day the grounding continues. There has been no similarly massive disruption to global aviation since the Second World War.
Iceland’s Keflavik International Airport is still open because it lies to the west of the ash cloud and Ielandair has confirmed that all its flights to North America will run to schedule today. However, all European flights out of Keflavik are cancelled. Icelandair is requesting passengers pay regular visits to icelandair.com, as some flights could be reinstated at fairly short notice if aviation authorities allow.
yes its also affect the lives.like me suppose to be im going to join the ship on april 18 but they cancel because of that happen……
Strange as it is, with a very high percentage of Northern European commercial air traffic grounded, due to the risks associated with the ash cloud from the Eyjafjallajokul Volcano, a Major NATO military drill is taking place.
I have not found any reports of military aircraft involved in the exercise ‘Brilliant Mariner’, being grounded due to the dangers posed to other aircraft.
It does seem rather strange that while volcanic ash is keeping all commercial aircraft on the ground around the U.K. this exercise is taking place.
http://just-me-in-t.blogspot.com/2010/04/who-gets-to-fly-when-and-who-decides.html
I agree that we should travel on the ground not in the sky also coz I think would be so cheaper as we could use the gravity force to move the trains, at least for short trips connecting the main cityes. Sure it would be longer but if u consider that would make much less pollution (if not at all) it is worth it!
hi, fisrt of all, iceland is a very nice country (u’re very luky to live there)…
second, I’m Italian ant this volcanic eruption is going to became really dangereuse for EU business… my girlfriend is stopped in the barcellona airport… but this is nature, and I DON’T really hope, like someone stupid said,iceland will drop into the ocean
I hope to visit your country asap :)
bye
Why all you people thinking only MONEY??Wakeup!!!I realy sorry for people in iceland and people that wait in airports,but they are still alive!!People be united we are all one!
I am very sad when i read that “volcano cost a lot of money…”
Please change your mind think simple.
Mike,
Your poorly thought out post fails to comprehend that this volcano is putting far more impurities into the atmosphere than air travel would over many years. Travel and progress are not evil, just willful ignorance.
My heart goes out to the people of Iceland.I hope this volcano will soon stop. The Icelandic people have been through so much in recent times, and this on top of all is too much to endure. Iceland is such a beautiful country, so clean, so friendly and so different to any country I’v ever visited.Willi Knudsen are you out filming this volcano? Nollaig Osborne
Feel sorry for all that are stuck with air travel being stopped.
Yay for the earth, less petroleum burned in the atmosphere. If only it would last forever, we might have a small chance to save and conserve our home.
Haste makes waste; air travel is wasteful.
If we were meant to fly, we would have been born with wings. But we are greedy and we are much to important to waist our time taking a ship or train.
Purely evil intentions, knowing that it is wrong, but doing it anyway.
It’s going to take weeks to settle this mess. Hopefully travelers are able to find places to stay and have enough money to pay for hotels and food if they are stranded.
My heart goes out to all the affected people in South Iceland. You live in one of the most beautiful places on earth, you know there is a price for been the people of Fire & Ice. I wish you well in the coming weeks, months. An event like this shows how insignificant world economics really are.
Regards
From The Isle of Tiree, Hebrides, Scotland
Give the Icesave money back and keep your stupid cloud. Still you keep costing us more money! Hope Iceland will drop into the ocean
This is really a great economic loss not only on global aviation but also on agriculture, healthcare, commerce and etc. due to unprecendented work of nature but hopefully it will be over soon even if there is nothing we can do. Do be patience.