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International Business Times
| almost 2 years ago
Get summaries of the top business news from a global perspective Sample The Grimsovtn volcano is producing mostly steam rather than ash and activity should decline sharply within a few days. "The volcano is still active, but there is just steam and...
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The Boston Globe
| almost 2 years ago
Eurocontrol says it expects no significant disruptions of air traffic in Europe as a result of volcanic ash in the next 24 hours. The air traffic control agency said on Thursday that activity from Iceland's Grimsvotn volcano has declined sharply. Air...
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International Business Times
| almost 2 years ago
The Grimsvotn volcano eruption on Saturday, had put the aviation safety authorities in disorder as they tried to implement new rules to avoid closure in airspace. It had caused less damage than an eruption last year at another volcano in Iceland. "...
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Russia Today
| almost 2 years ago
European air traffic have been crippled for several days now as the colossal cloud of Icelandic volcanic ash continues to blow slowly across Northern Europe. Europe learned lessons of 2010 volcano aviation expert Published: 25 May, 2011, 22:31 Photos:...
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The Nation
| almost 2 years ago
There is little chance that airports there will be shut down as long as six days like last year." The centre referred to Tourism Authority of Thailand data when saying that UK travellers accounted for 5 per cent of total visitors here, while Iceland...
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BBC
| almost 2 years ago
Ash unlikely to hit Scots holiday weekend travellers Flights to and from Scotland should not be hit by volcanic ash over the holiday weekend Bank holiday travel in Scotland is unlikely to be disrupted by ash from an erupting volcano in Iceland. That...
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Al Jazeera
| almost 2 years ago
29 The eruption at Iceland's Grimsvotn volcano could be nearing an end, officials have said, after causing days of disruption to regional airspace. "The worst is over, and now the clean-up can begin," Johanna Sigurdardottir, the country's prime...
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Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
| almost 2 years ago
Beginning of Story Content Air travel over Europe could return to normal by Thursday as ash from an Icelandic volcano dissipates, an aviation officials says. Eruption up close See documentary filmmaker Jon Gustafsson's close-up footage of the volcano...
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AP Online
| almost 2 years ago
A cloud of volcanic ash from Iceland that had forced airport closures in northern Germany blew further north and east on Wednesday afternoon, allowing air traffic to resume as experts said the eruption appeared be winding down.
European...
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Israel National News
| almost 2 years ago
May/25/11 Follow Israel news briefs on and An Icelandic volcano which has caused disruption to northern European airspace has stopped erupting, a United Kingdom weather official said on Wednesday. The Grimsvotn volcano, which began erupting on...
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Moreover Silicon Valley
| almost 2 years ago
The Hamburg, Bremen and Berlin airports have been shut down, but are set to reopen by this afternoon. Due to ash from an Icelandic volcano entering German airspace, no planes were permitted to take off or land at several northern German airports...
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The Courier-Mail
| almost 2 years ago
Germany today, almost one in 10 compared to normal daily traffic. Eurocontrol said the disruption caused by an ash cloud that drifted from an Icelandic volcano across Britain before moving across the North Sea was focused on Germany. "We are now...
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News 24
| almost 2 years ago
British air traffic returned to normal Wednesday after ash from an Icelandic volcano moved towards Germany, a day after hundreds of flights were cancelled, air traffic controllers said...Transport Minister Philip Hammond said the ash cloud was...
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Mail Online UK
| almost 2 years ago
Ash cloud clears from UK airspace but could return by Friday, Met office warns Last updated at 10:00 AM on 25th May 2011 The Icelandic ash cloud is expected to remain clear of UK skies until 7pm tonight, although air traffic control company Nats says...
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The Economic Times
| almost 2 years ago
In the wake of the flight disruption in Europe due to ash spewing from an Icelandic volcano , officials of major Indian carriers today held meetings to decide on diversion or cancellation of their flights. ( In pics: Hundreds of flights hit as ash...
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Sofia Echo
| almost 2 years ago
The Icelandic volcanic assault on Europe continues as the cloud this time is shifting towards continental Europe, giving the British Isles a bit of a respite. According to the BBC World Service, Bremen and Hamburg airports are already closed with...
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Scoop
| almost 2 years ago
Members of a United Nations network of volcanic ash advisory centres around the world are monitoring a volcano in Iceland that has erupted and spewed ash high into the air, disrupting airline travel over parts of Europe. The Grimsvotn volcano in...
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Christian Science Monitor
| almost 2 years ago
Iceland's volcanic ash over Britain could be gone tomorrow but back Friday Experts suggest that the volcanic ash from Iceland's Grimsvotn could once again snarl British air traffic later this week. London British airspace is expected to return to...
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Sofia Echo
| almost 2 years ago
But one year on, lessons have been learnt," Kallas said. "While fully respecting the imperative of safety, Europe is now equipped to respond with graduated response rather than a one-size-fits-all approach. This should avoid blanket closure of our...
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Big News Network
| almost 2 years ago
So far, volcanic ash from an eruption in Iceland over the weekend has yet to interfere with European flights to and from San Francisco International Airport, officials said Monday. Unlike the eruption of Eyjafjallajokull last year that forced...
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NOW Lebanon
| almost 2 years ago
Around 500 flights were cancelled on Tuesday after an ash cloud from an Icelandic volcano blew over northern parts of Britain, European air traffic controllers said. Britain, according to Eurocontrol. "As a result, approximately 500 flights were...
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CNN
| almost 2 years ago
It will be densest over Scotland, Northern Ireland and northern England, the Met Office said...There is a "strong possibility" ash could also affect Denmark and other parts of Scandinavia Tuesday, Eurocontrol said. At least 252 flights to and from...
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International Business Times
| almost 2 years ago
Text Size Passengers sleep on the floor in the main terminal at Edinburgh Airport, in Scotland It looks like Grimsvotn will be back in the headlines today. The spread of ash from the Iceland ic volcano could force the cancellation of up to 500...
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News 24
| almost 2 years ago
Marjolein Wenting, adding it would be "in the extreme northwest, above the North Sea". "Some air traffic to and from Schiphol may see problems tomorrow (Wednesday), but it would be nothing major," she told AFP. She added: "At the moment there is...
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Australian Broadcasting Corporation
| almost 2 years ago
The explosion of the Grimsvotn volcano has raised worries of a repeat of the volcano-related travel chaos that stranded 10 million passengers and cost the air industry an estimated $US1.7 billion in lost revenue last year. Airline officials have said...
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CNN
| almost 2 years ago
At least 252 flights to and from Scotland and Northern Ireland were canceled on Tuesday, according to Eurocontrol, the continent's air traffic control organization. Volcanic ash can be a serious hazard to aircraft, reducing visibility, damaging...
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International Herald Tribune
| almost 2 years ago
Northern Europe was bracing on Tuesday for air traffic chaos, as the ash cloud from the Grimsvotn volcano in Iceland forced flight cancellations across northern Britain and fueled worries that hundreds more could be grounded in Scandinavia and...
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The Courier-Mail
| almost 2 years ago
The agency said in a Twitter message that a low concentration of ash was expected above the airport, and it advised passengers to check on the status of their flights with their airline. Thousands of passengers attempting to travel to Scotland have...
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The Daily Telegraph
| almost 2 years ago
The agency said in a Twitter message that a low concentration of ash was expected above the airport, and it advised passengers to check on the status of their flights with their airline. Thousands of passengers attempting to travel to Scotland have...
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Sofia Echo
| almost 2 years ago
BA, KLM, Glasgow-based Loganair and Eastern Airways have cancelled their Scotland flights on May 24. The European Aviation Crisis Coordination Cell held a formal meeting on May 23 to discuss the situation after the eruption two days earlier of...
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BBC
| almost 2 years ago
NI flights cancelled as ash cloud approaches Grimsvotn volcano began erupting on Saturday Airlines have cancelled flights and travel disruption is expected as a cloud of volcanic ash approaches NI. Analysts expect the ash cloud from the Grimsvotn...
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International Business Times
| almost 2 years ago
Text Size Iceland 's top carrier has said that the country will reopen its main airport late Monday. Aviation authorities had restricted flights over the island nation following a volcanic eruption that sent ash and dust into the atmosphere. The new...
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Epoch Times
| almost 2 years ago
May 23, 2011 Iceland's Grimsvotn Volcano Erupts Plumes of ash from a volcano in Iceland will likely enter U.K. airspace on Tuesday, potentially grounding flights across the country, aviation experts have warned. The eruption of the Grimsvotn volcano...
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KTUV
| almost 2 years ago
Scotland's Loganair announced that all flights will be canceled Tuesday due to forecasts that indicate "a high density of ash will be present in large parts of Scottish airspace." The ash forced the closure of Icelandic airspace over the weekend,...
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International Business Times
| almost 2 years ago
Get summaries of the top business news from a global perspective Sample Scottish airline Loganair has cancelled 36 flights in response to the threat from the volcanic ash. In a statement the airline said: "We have taken the decision to cancel all...
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Al Jazeera English
| almost 2 years ago
00 An ash cloud from Iceland's most active volcano could threaten airspace over Europe, authorities have warned, one year after an eruption wreaked havoc on global aviation. The plume from Grimsvotn volcano has already disrupted airspace over...
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BBC
| almost 2 years ago
Airline shares hit by Icelandic volcano ash fears There are fears that the ash cloud could spread to the UK and mainland Europe Shares in Europe's biggest airlines have fallen on fears that Iceland's latest volcanic eruption could disrupt flights...
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Washington Post
| almost 2 years ago
A plume of dense ash from an Icelandic volcano was bearing down on Scotland and set to disrupt flights there as early as Monday night, Britain's Met Office said. Officials appeared to be responding to the ash with a radically different approach than...
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Daily News & Analysis
| almost 2 years ago
An eruption by Iceland's most active volcano put Europe on high alert on Monday as a billowing ash cloud drifted towards Scotland and threatened to shut down airports across the northern edge of the continent. Northern Europe's fringe was affected...
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Leader Post Online
| almost 2 years ago
National Air Traffic Services) together with individual airlines." The spokeswoman said other parts of Britain could see some ash later in the week "but there is a lot of uncertainty...Iceland's Grimsvoetn volcano is two days into its most powerful...
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The Christian Science Monitor
| almost 2 years ago
Concerns about major air travel disruption are mounting after Iceland 's most powerful volcanic eruption in over 50 years threw a huge cloud of ash 12 miles into the air over the weekend, a year after ash from the Eyjafjallajokull volcanic eruption...
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BNO News
| almost 2 years ago
Eurocontrol, the agency charged with coordinating air traffic management across Europe, said on Monday that it does not expect a significant impact after a volcano erupted in Iceland.
Grímsvötn, Iceland's most active volcano, erupted on late...
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Sky News
| almost 2 years ago
The Grimsvotn volcano began erupting on Saturday and forced Iceland to close its airports on Sunday. The country's aviation authority said it hoped to reopen the main airport near the capital Reykjavik later today or tonight. The only other country...
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AP Online
| almost 2 years ago
Air Greenland said its Monday flight between the island's main airport and Copenhagen was canceled as a result.
Aviation officials in Norway said the cloud might also affect flights to and from the Arctic islands of Svalbard on Monday.
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Belleville News-Democrat
| almost 2 years ago
Danish air traffic officials say an Icelandic ash cloud has partly closed airspace over Greenland, affecting flights between Copenhagen and the Arctic island's main airport. Sunday reached eastern Greenland, a semiautonomous Danish territory.
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Guardian Unlimited
| almost 2 years ago
Reuters Airlines and airports have been warned to expect ash from an erupting Icelandic volcano to arrive in UK airspace by Tuesday, with the possibility that it could affect Heathrow by the end of the week. Europe 's air traffic control organisation,...
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Sky News
| almost 2 years ago
It could mean a repeat of the massive travel disruption seen last April when much of Western Europe was effectively grounded due to the threat to aircraft engines. Planes have already been halted on the North Atlantic island and a no fly zone of 120...
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BBC
| almost 2 years ago
Ash from Icelandic volcano 'may drift over UK' UK Transport Secretary Philip Hammond: "We know much more about the composition, direction and size of the plume than we did [last year]" Ash from a volcanic eruption in Iceland could begin to drift...
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Washington Post
| almost 2 years ago
British ships arrived in Spain and France to collect stranded travelers. Most of southern Europe remained clear, with Spain volunteering to be an emergency hub for overseas travelers trying to get home. Juan Manuel Serrano / AP British citizens...
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AP Online
| almost 2 years ago
Vatnajokull glacier in southeast Iceland, began erupting Saturday for the first time since 2004, sending ash, smoke and steam 12 miles (20 kilometers) into the air.
It was the volcano's largest eruption in 100 years.
The...
