Tuesday, May 4, 2010

Iceland's ash may keep choking Europe's air travel (AP)

 

FILE - In this Saturday, April 17, 2010 file photo, an aerial view showing the crater spewing ash and plumes of grit at the summit of the volcano in southern Iceland's Eyjafjallajokull glacier The Irish Aviation Authority decided to impose a “no-fly zone†over Ireland on Monday, May 3, 2010, under advice from the Volcanic Ash Advice Centre in London that there was a risk of “ash ingestion†to aircraft engines. Ireland is due to reopen its airspace Tuesday afternoon, due to the threat from volcanic ash fading, but authorities say air travelers to Ireland face a 'summer of uncertainty' because of the long-running Icelandic eruption. (AP Photo/Arnar Thorisson/Helicopter.is, File) ** ICELAND OUT **AP - Iceland's clouds of volcanic ash are menacing European air traffic again, but transport chiefs insisted Tuesday they are learning from last month's crisis and won't let the hard-to-measure emissions ground their continent again.

Iceland's ash may keep choking Europe's air travel (AP)
Tue, 04 May 2010 20:24:36 GMT

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