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Airline passenger frustration over canceled flights and being stranded at European airports should end as Iceland’s Eyjafjallajokull volcano, and its troublemaker of an ash cloud, calmed down on Sunday.
Airline passenger frustration over canceled flights and being stranded at European airports should end as Iceland’s Eyjafjallajokull volcano, and its troublemaker of an ash cloud, calmed down on Sunday.
The Icelandic volcanic eruption last month grounded 100,000 flights, causing an estimated loss of more than $1.7 billion for the airline industry.
European Transport ministers held a special meeting in Brussels on preventive measures in the event of a volcano eruption.
The volcano located on Iceland’s Eyjafjallajokull glacier is calming, and European airports are reopening.
President Olafur Grimsson described the Iceland eruption as a “small rehearsal” for larger volcanic eruptions in the future.
People are wondering about what to expect next from the Eyjafjallajokull volcano, including changes to the atmosphere.
The plume of ash from an Iceleandic volcano that has grounded tens of thousands of flights on Tuesday.
Airports are still reluctant to open their airstrips due to the lingering ash cloud created by Iceland’s volcano.
Iceland’s Eyjafjallajökull volcano is now responsible for a substantial ash cloud that is traveling through Europe and affecting a large number of countries.
Thousands at UK airports faced delays after a volcanic ash cloud drifted into British airspace from Iceland.
