bits and pieces from the northern island.
So, the ash cloud is back. Sorry for the lack of updates in the past days, but paying job and house hunting took most of our time. Anyhow, during the end of the week, the ash cloud caused once again big problems to air traffic in Europe. First, it affected transatlantic flights, forcing airlines to … Read the full article →
Today, the Keflavík airport reopened, mostly thanks to the fact the ash emission from Eyjafjallajökull has decreased considerably in the last days. Most international and domestic flights have thus been resumed. Anyhow, less ash does not mean that the eruption is ending. After the eruption switched to a different phase, ash emission diminished and lava … Read the full article →
For the first time since the beginning of the eruption, the main airport in Iceland, Keflavík International Airport, has been closed due to the ash coming from Eyjafjallajökull. Winds changed direction during the night, bringing ashes to the southwestern area of the country. The airport website shows that all flights have been cancelled. The other … Read the full article →
The air traffic disruption caused by the ash cloud spreading from the Iceland eruption has worsened in the past hours. Due to strong winds, the high-altitude ash cloud is spreading towards south and east. Yesterday, as we wrote in the night, the cloud had reached Scotland already, leading to announcements of service disruption by many major … Read the full article →