Ash suspends Aussie flights
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June 21, 2011, Tuesday
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SEVERAL Australian airlines canceled flights into and out of the southern city of Adelaide for today, when an ash cloud from a Chilean volcano is expected to again move into Australian airspace.
Some service on a budget carrier between the country's two largest cities was also suspended.
Ash from the Chilean Cordon Caulle volcano grounded hundreds of flights and stranded tens of thousands of passengers last week when it hovered over several Australian cities and New Zealand.
By Friday, all flights were running normally, but the ash has lapped the globe and should soon cause more problems.
Yesterday, Virgin Australia and budget carrier Tiger Airways announced they would cancel flights to and from the city of Adelaide today.
National carrier Qantas and its subsidiary Jetstar suspended morning flights into and out of the mid-size city. The airlines also suspended service to some smaller nearby cities.
Tristan King, a meteorologist with the Volcanic Ash Advisory Center in Darwin, Australia, said yesterday that if the ash stays on its current course - and doesn't dissipate - it could eventually disrupt air traffic in Sydney and Melbourne, the country's two largest cities. Canberra, the capital, could also be affected.
Apparently anticipating the cloud's trajectory, Tiger will also ground a handful of flights between Melbourne and Sydney today.
Chile said on Sunday that the volcano was becoming less active.
Some service on a budget carrier between the country's two largest cities was also suspended.
Ash from the Chilean Cordon Caulle volcano grounded hundreds of flights and stranded tens of thousands of passengers last week when it hovered over several Australian cities and New Zealand.
By Friday, all flights were running normally, but the ash has lapped the globe and should soon cause more problems.
Yesterday, Virgin Australia and budget carrier Tiger Airways announced they would cancel flights to and from the city of Adelaide today.
National carrier Qantas and its subsidiary Jetstar suspended morning flights into and out of the mid-size city. The airlines also suspended service to some smaller nearby cities.
Tristan King, a meteorologist with the Volcanic Ash Advisory Center in Darwin, Australia, said yesterday that if the ash stays on its current course - and doesn't dissipate - it could eventually disrupt air traffic in Sydney and Melbourne, the country's two largest cities. Canberra, the capital, could also be affected.
Apparently anticipating the cloud's trajectory, Tiger will also ground a handful of flights between Melbourne and Sydney today.
Chile said on Sunday that the volcano was becoming less active.
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