On 21st of May, Icelandic volcano Grímsvötn erupted, sending clouds of ash out. The ash concentration first caused the Icelandic airspace to be closed, which has subsequently been re-opened. The ash cloud is now making its way towards mainland Europe and some airports in Scotland have already been closed. Keeping...
Icelandic volcano Eyjaffjallajokul, which disrupted European air traffic between 14 and 21 April has now again started erupting and is causing air travel disruption. Eyjaffjallajokul erupting. Photo © fridgeirsson Recent progression of ash eruption caused a number of Spanish airports to be closed, some of which have now been...
A new volcanic ash cloud from the Eyjaffjoll volcano is currently approaching Europe. This is not expected to be as disruptive as the previous cloud. However, flights operations in parts of Scotland and Ireland were cancelled till 1300 local time today and are now resumed. Latest Met Office advisory...
:UPDATING: Last update at 0845UTC 25MAY2011 In May 2011, the Grímsvötn volcano in Iceland erupted and has caused air traffic disruptions around Europe. While air traffic disruptions are expected to be not as severe as the 2010 Eyjafjallajökull eruption, the ash cloud from the volcano has already caused some airports...