Volcanic Fury Suspends Air Travel: Europe Back to 19th C?
London, UK - 16th April 2010, 05:50 GMT
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-- Update 10 --
. Iceland's second volcanic eruption causes unprecedented disruption more than 1,000km from the event
. First time in aviation history that all aircraft have been grounded across North Europe
. Iceland's volcanic ash halts flights in UK, Ireland, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Belgium, Holland, France, Germany and Spain
. All British and many North European airports are now closed and will not reopen until late evening on April 16th
. Hundreds of thousands of people are stranded across Europe after "unprecedented" lockdown
. Icelandic volcano STILL erupting -- airports' closure could go on for days
. Families returning to Northern Europe after Easter break face travel chaos
. Impact on North European travellers "worse than 9/11"
. Inter-continental rail tickets sold out as demand from airline passengers soars
. Scientists risk lives to take samples from the volcanic smoke
. UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) grounds all flights -- Royal Air Force (RAF), Army and Navy
Volcanic Fury Suspends Air Travel: Europe Back to 19th C?
Read full briefing at The Huffington Post -- or click the short URL http://ow.ly/1z4M6 or click here.
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