RJ monitors volcano; flights not hit so farRoyal Jordanian (RJ) said in a statement today that the airline is monitoring the movement of the ash cloud from the Nabro volcano, which erupted in the northeast African nation of Eritrea last Sunday. Until Tuesday afternoon, RJ flights a More… |
Ash cloud leads to Bahrain flights alertAirlines in Bahrain are closely monitoring the movement of flights in Europe following the spread of a volcanic ash cloud over the region, it has emerged. Flights from Bahrain to destinations in the UK and Europe have not yet been hit, but More… |
Iceland hit by volcano, EU routes still openThe eruption of Iceland's most active volcano is unlikely to cause a repeat of last year's major disruption to air traffic, an expert said, despite the island having to shut its main airport and maybe closing its airspace. The Grim More… |
Global air traffic falls 2.4pc in AprilInternational scheduled air traffic slumped 2.4 per cent in April as a result of massive flight cancellations in Europe following the ash cloud crisis, the International Air Transport Association (Iata) said. The fall in traffic interrupte More… |
Dubai air passengers up 13.9pc in AprilDubai International airport has registered a double-digit growth in April despite the ash cloud cancellations with its passenger numbers rising 13.9 per cent to 3,745,016 when compared to 3,289,037 last year. The cargo volumes too increase More… |
Two UK flights cancelled due to ash cloudsTwo flights between Bahrain and London were cancelled yesterday as Iceland's volcanic ash clouds returned to disrupt air travel around the UK and Ireland. The 1.40am Gulf Air service from Bahrain International Airport (BIA) to London H More… |
Ash cloud shuts down Spanish, Portuguese airportsAirports were closed or due to close across northern Spain and Portugal and possibly parts of southern France on Saturday because of the cloud of ash blowing south from a volcano in Iceland. The Spanish airport authority AENA said 15 north More… |
Europe flights near normal despite new ash cloudEuropean flights are expected to be at almost normal levels on Tuesday despite the closure of airspace over Ireland and part of western Scotland due to volcanic ash, European air traffic agency Eurocontrol said. On a typical weekday, just More… |
Europe flights near normal despite new ash cloudEuropean flights are expected to be at almost normal levels on Tuesday despite the closure of airspace over Ireland and part of western Scotland due to volcanic ash, European air traffic agency Eurocontrol said. On a typical weekday, just More… |
EU seeks united airspace after ash cloudEuropean authorities have seized on this week's airline crisis to fast-track their control of airspace, but they appear to have less interest in helping airlines pay the bills left by the volcanic ash cloud. European transport commissi More… |