Iceland's volcanic ash halts flights across Europe

[xUT]

Iceland's volcanic ash halts flights across Europe

The move shut down London's five major airports including Heathrow, a major trans-Atlantic hub that handles over 1,200 flights and 180,000 passengers per day. Airport shutdowns and flight cancellations spread across Europe — to France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Denmark, Ireland, Sweden, Finland and Switzerland — and the effects reverberated worldwide.

Airlines in the United States were canceling some flights to Europe and delaying others. In Washington, the Federal Aviation Administration said it was working with airlines to try to reroute some flights around the massive ash cloud.

Sky's not too friendly for the next few days/weeks....
B)

 

[SharoninSAT]

Iceland's volcanic ash halts flights across Europe



Sky's not too friendly for the next few days/weeks....
B)

The disruption is massive! It must be chaos at the airports affected.

 

[mweiss]

Goes to show it just takes one ash hole spewing stuff to ruin everyone's day.

 

[xUT]

Goes to show it just takes one ash hole spewing stuff to ruin everyone's day.

funny---not h34r:

 

[SharoninSAT]

LONDON – Europe's busiest airport reopened Tuesday as air traffic across the continent lurched back to life. But the gridlock created by Iceland's volcanic ash plume was far from over: Officials said it would be weeks before all stranded travelers can be brought home.

Flights resume in Europe but travel chaos not over

 

[xUT]

Snapshot of North American and European flights

 

[SharoninSAT]

Snapshot of North American and European flights

Very interesting and informative maps.
Thanks for posting xUT...