Airports reopen but ash still a threat
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May 7, 2010, Friday
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ALL airports in Scotland and Ireland reopened yesterday after the latest ash cloud from Iceland's volcano drifted west back into the Atlantic.
But Eurocontrol, the continent's air traffic management agency, said it was considering rerouting flights between Europe and North America to avoid ash buildup over the North Atlantic.
The latest threat from the Eyjafjallajokul volcano caused two days of runway shutdowns and flight cancellations in the Republic of Ireland, Northern Ireland and Scotland, inconveniencing an estimated 100,000 travelers. Irish and British airlines launched extra services yesterday to help get them on their way.
The volcano has regularly belched out ash since its eruption began on April 13, and European air authorities initially reacted by shutting down all air services in several countries to the east, affecting 100,000 flights and 10 million passengers.
This time, newly negotiated European safety rules restricted the aircraft grounding to Britain and Ireland and involved more precise closure orders based on how close the densest ash clouds were to airports' landing and takeoff paths.
Until Eyjafjallajokul stops its emissions, the key to the future course of Europe's ash crisis will be the prevailing winds that have been pushing the ash clouds into European air space.
But Eurocontrol, the continent's air traffic management agency, said it was considering rerouting flights between Europe and North America to avoid ash buildup over the North Atlantic.
The latest threat from the Eyjafjallajokul volcano caused two days of runway shutdowns and flight cancellations in the Republic of Ireland, Northern Ireland and Scotland, inconveniencing an estimated 100,000 travelers. Irish and British airlines launched extra services yesterday to help get them on their way.
The volcano has regularly belched out ash since its eruption began on April 13, and European air authorities initially reacted by shutting down all air services in several countries to the east, affecting 100,000 flights and 10 million passengers.
This time, newly negotiated European safety rules restricted the aircraft grounding to Britain and Ireland and involved more precise closure orders based on how close the densest ash clouds were to airports' landing and takeoff paths.
Until Eyjafjallajokul stops its emissions, the key to the future course of Europe's ash crisis will be the prevailing winds that have been pushing the ash clouds into European air space.
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