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Chile volcano ash causes renewed air chaos in Australia
Australia's two major airports are facing up to 48 hours of disruption as the ash cloud from a Chilean volcano drifts across the south of the country. Qantas and Virgin have cancelled all flights into and out of Sydney and Melbourne. Adelaide airport...
Iceland volcano ash: German air traffic resuming
Air traffic over northern Germany is returning to normal after being disrupted by volcanic ash from Iceland. Planes are once again taking off from and landing at Hamburg, Bremen and Berlin airports after they closed for several hours. About 700 flights...
Thousands face volcanic ash cloud flight cancellations
Thousands of passengers have had their flights cancelled because of drifting ash from an Icelandic volcano. Airports affected include Londonderry, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Prestwick, Durham Tees Valley, Newcastle and Carlisle, air traffic services company...
Airline shares hit by Icelandic volcano ash fears
Shares in Europe's biggest airlines have fallen on fears that Iceland's latest volcanic eruption could disrupt flights across the continent. International Consolidated Airlines and Easyjet fell by about 5%, with Air France KLM down 4.5%. Flights in...
Volcanic ash air shutdown the 'right' decision
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Concerns about aircraft safety during the eruption of an Icelandic volcano in 2010 were well founded, according to a new scientific study. Ash particles from the early part of the eruption were especially sharp and abrasive, posing a possible threat...
Volcanic ash from Iceland continues to disrupt air travel around the world
Air travel throughout Europe and around the world is still disrupted Saturday as thick clouds of ash from a volcano eruption in Iceland continue to drift across the continent. Some European nations have completely closed their airspace, while others...
