European air traffic disrupted from Icelandic volcano – Updating Story

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Volcanic ash erupting from the Icelandic volcano Eyjafjoll, is expected to cause serious problems to air traffic east of Iceland from the UK to Scandinavia . The disruption is expected to be caused up to FL200, with lesser impact at higher flight levels.

Volcanic ash eruption disrupting European air traffic NOTAM
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Heathrow has already cancelled around 150 flights.
Entire Norwegian airspace will be closed from around 0800Z today.
Amsterdam Schiphol Airport has already released a warning to handling agents regarding the closure of nearby airspaces and some flights have already been cancelled. It is predicted that the ash cloud will reach AMS by this evening.
Newcastle ( NCL ) and Teesside ( MME ) airports have already been closed for air traffic.
All London airports will be closed from 1130L , 15th Thu.

UPDATE 1040UTC :
UK airspace will be closed from 1200L.
Eurocontrol has also decided to close the airspace of
BELGIUM, THE NETHERLANDS, LUXEMBOURG and GERMANY ( part of ) with effect from 1600CET .

Current satellite imagery, via EUMETSAT
European volcanic ash satellite imagery

UPDATE 1600Z:
23 French airports including Charles De Gaulle and Orly to be closed by 2300 at the latest.

Norwegian met forecast for Saturday 0200CET
Volcanic ash eruption map europe

European air traffic disruption volcano
Photo via airkas1

NASA satellite photo showing the ash cloud moving eastward
volcanic ash cloud iceland europe

UPDATE 1700Z:
Belgian airspace will remain closed till 1800CET 16 Apr.

UPDATE 0600Z:
Updated airspace closure times, all 16APR
BELGIUM 1600Z
DENMARK 1000Z
ESTONIA 1000Z
FINLAND 1000Z
FRANCE 1200Z
GERMANY – DUS 1200Z
BREMEN 1000Z
MUNICH 1200Z
NETHERLANDS 1600Z
POLAND 1600Z
SHANNON 0900Z
DUBLIN 1000Z
SWEDEN 1300Z
UK 1800Z
NORWAY 1000Z

When volcano Eyjaffjoll erupted for last time, the ash cloud lasted for one year and two months. That was in 1821, when air travel had not been invented.
This page will be updated with latest info as they become available.

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