Iceland: Volcano eruption closes airspace
Iceland’s most active volcano has erupted again, shutting the county’s airspace.
Sunday, 22.05.2011.
14:30
Iceland’s most active volcano has erupted again, shutting the county’s airspace. Iceland’s Grimsvertn volcano in southeast Iceland has hurled white smoke some 20 kilometers into the air but officials are downplaying the chance of a repeat of last year’s travel chaos. Iceland: Volcano eruption closes airspace In March last year, another volcano under the Eyjafjallajokul glacier erupted, spewing out a massive ash cloud and shutting large parts of European airspace. Authorities feared dust particles could damage aircraft engines. An estimated 10 million people had their travel plans disrupted by the eruption. Iceland's Grimsvertn volcano (Tanjug)
Iceland: Volcano eruption closes airspace
In March last year, another volcano under the Eyjafjallajokul glacier erupted, spewing out a massive ash cloud and shutting large parts of European airspace.Authorities feared dust particles could damage aircraft engines.
An estimated 10 million people had their travel plans disrupted by the eruption.
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