[Gocamino] Flights cancelled across Europe

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Euronews reports that thousands of flights have been cancelled across Europe
after a volcanic eruption in Iceland led to the unprecented closure of
airspace. Planes are have been completely grounded in the UK, Denmark,
Ireland and Norway. Airspace in Sweden and Belgium is expected to be closed
later on. Air traffic to and from Finland, France, Germany and Spain has
also been affected, as are other connecting flights worldwide.  Weather
conditions mean a huge cloud of volcanic ash from the eruption is drifting
south across the area from Iceland. This poses a danger to aircraft in terms
of low visibility but also engine malfunction. The cloud itself is 16
kilometres high but is expected to dissipate over distance. British airspace
will be closed until at least 6am Friday morning.
What’s unusual about this eruption is that it is blasting up through 200
metres of glacial ice. This means the ash produced contains tiny glass-like
shards, which can cause aeroplane engines to cut out.
Vulcanologists estimate it could take up to 48 hours for the ash cloud to
clear.his eruption is that it is blasting up through 200 metres of glacial
ice.
This means the ash produced contains tiny glass-like shards, which can cause
aeroplane engines to cut out. Vulcanologists estimate it could take up to 48
hours for the ash cloud to clear.

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