All flights in and out of the UK and several other European countries have been suspended as ash from a volcanic eruption in Iceland moves south. Up to 4000 flights are being cancelled with airspace closed in Norway, Sweden, Finland and Denmark among others. The UK’s air traffic control service (Nats) said no flights would be allowed in or out of UK airspace until 0600 BST on Friday amid fears of engine damage. The airspace restriction was the worst in living memory, a spokesman said. Nats suggested that the restrictions were unlikely to be lifted after 1800, saying it was “very unlikely that the situation over England will improve in the foreseeable future”. Passengers were advised to contact their carriers prior to travel. Experts have warned that the tiny particles of rock, glass and sand contained in the ash cloud would be sufficient to jam aircraft engines. But the Health Protection Agency said the ash did not pose a significant risk to public health because of its high altitude….. “The Volcanic Ash Advisory Centre has issued a forecast that the ash cloud from the volcanic eruption in Iceland will track over Europe tonight. “Nats is working with Eurocontrol and our colleagues in Europe’s other air navigation service providers to take the appropriate action to ensure safety in accordance with international aviation policy.” The European air safety body, Eurocontrol, said the cloud of ash had reached 55000ft and was expected to move through northern UK and Scotland …
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LOL RU sellin tickets, @Ornprodukter ?
See the impact of a Boeing 747 flying into the ashes clouds from a volcano, losing engines and crashes? Swedish airport closes down after volcanic eruption in Iceland. Why Eyjafjallajökull is so dangerous… Dare to fly now? The tension is included in the ticket price! This is world news! This scenario can happend at our local umea city airport Sweden, who knows?
i think God let one fly…. ( if you pardon the pun )
Q. what’s the difference between Cheryl Cole and the volcano in Iceland?
A. The volcanoes still blowing ash
you guys are so dumb! read the info bar and he makes a good point!
Mother Nature seems to have had enuf!! also 2012 is ever closer!! ohhhh
Sleazy insurance companies have been dodging compensation claims for the flight cancellations by saying that the volcanic ash chaos is an “act of God”, uhh
Thor is swinging his hammer underground and Loki spreads the ash everywhere…
lol
Weather Report – “Birdland”
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“Ash Wednesday…..” This Bitter Earth ”
What Goes up Must Come Down
The black out
All flghts have been grounded the sun is shinning ………no clouds formation
from air planes……No RAIN……? Just Clean fresh air bring back air balloon
I can feel it coming in the air tonight, Oh Lord
I’ve been waiting for this moment, all my life, Oh Lord
Can you feel it coming in the air tonight, Oh Lord
Phill collins
Jus added anotha annotation @0.25+
“Karma for EU jus a fews days after stupid Sarko the Neocon announced tat France would NOT give up any of its nuclear weapons at the Washinton summit…”
La NATURA e’ saggia…e quando si incazza sono cazzi da cagare!!!
Jus lucky tat der hasnt bin any SULPHUR wid it so far, @GSdudeUK . Europe cld end up DEAD!
@ddchalmers
LOL I love your adjectives and descriptions DD
well DD, what goes around, comes around and YES this is costing most airlines more than $200m a day…
Britain shldnt hav used ‘terrorist laws’ to attack Iceland’s banking sytem, @GSdudeUK – evil, uhh
@haffinr1 wtf are you talking about
Icelanders have been treating Little Britain very badly, using the forces of nature to maltreat this poor people, all this is ultimatly the wrongdoings of Gordon Brown as everything else in Little Britain.
Air travel has been stopped in Norway… not ONE single aircraft in the sky.
i hope this is gone by 23rd – going t egyptt :~)
LOL at ‘Icelands revenge’
Great camerawork by the news channel