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British officials relax safety rules over ash (AP)

May 17th, 2010

An ash plume rises from a volcano under the Eyjafjallajokull glacier May 17, 2010. Volcanic ash from Iceland grounded 1,000 flights and delayed hundreds of thousands of passengers in parts of northern Europe on Monday, although forecasters said the situation would improve during the week. Several of Europe's busiest airports, including London's Heathrow and Schiphol in Amsterdam, were closed for several hours due to fears the ash could damage jet engines and bring down aircraft. REUTERS/Ingolfur Juliusson (ICELAND - Tags: TRANSPORT BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT DISASTER)AP - Aviation authorities introduced relaxed flight safety rules Monday to minimize more disruptions caused by a volcano eruption in Iceland, as three of Europe’s busiest airports reopened after a…

Most European airports reopen, some see ash delays (AP)

May 17th, 2010

Map showing expected location of Icelandic ash clouds on May 18 at 0600 GMT. New clouds of volcanic ash from Iceland's Eyjafjoell volcano brought fresh misery for tens of thousands of air travellers on Monday as key European airports were forced to close.(AFP/Graphic)AP - Aviation authorities introduced relaxed flight safety rules Monday to minimize more disruptions caused by a volcano eruption in Iceland, as three of Europe’s busiest airports reopened after a…

Volcanic ash cloud closes British airports (AP)

May 16th, 2010

Map shows the ash cloud over Europe from the volcano in IcelandAP - Civil aviation officials on Sunday said a drifting, dense cloud of volcanic ash is “rapidly encroaching” on British airspace, forcing the closure of airports in Northern Ireland.


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Recriminations erupt in ash-fueled aviation crisis (AP)

April 21st, 2010

A couple embrace each other after they were re-united at the arrival hall of Gatwick airport, near London, England, Wednesday, April 21, 2010. Britain's Heathrow Airport — Europe's busiest hub — has seen the first flight land in London since airspace across the continent was closed by the giant plume of ash spewed during a volcanic eruption in Iceland.(AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)AP - Airlines toted up losses topping $2 billion and struggled to get hundreds of thousands of travelers back home Wednesday after a week of crippled air travel, as questions…

UK sends warships to rescue stranded Britons (AP)

April 19th, 2010

German tourist Tobias Loaenz spends time at Incheon International Airport in Incheon, west of Seoul, South Korea, as flights for Europe were canceled Monday, April 19, 2010. Frustrated European travelers stranded overseas struggle to find alternate routes home, desperate for information on flights into the continent's few airports not closed by a dangerous cloud of ash from an Icelandic volcano. (AP Photo/ Lee Jin-man)AP - LONDON — Britain sent Royal Navy warships on Monday to rescue those stranded across the Channel by the volcanic ash cloud, and the aviation industry blasted European transport…

UK to send warships to get stranded Britons (AP)

April 19th, 2010

The volcano in southern Iceland's Eyjafjallajokull glacier sends ash into the air Saturday, April 17, 2010. The Icelandic volcano that has kept much of Europe land-bound is far from finished spitting out its grit, and offered up new mini-eruptions Saturday that raise concerns about longer-term damage to world air travel and trade. (AP Photo/Brynjar Gauti)AP - Prime Minister Gordon Brown says Britain is sending Royal Navy warships to rescue Britons stranded by the volcanic ash cloud.


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