Half of Europe”s airports are planning to open today
EU transport commissioner Siim Kallas hoped that on Monday, 19 апрелÑ, 50% of the airspace over Europe will be safe for flight, and half closed airports will be able to resume work.
As the BBC , S. Callas called the current situation in Europe is extremely fragile “and pledged that the European authorities are working to find solutions that would not harm safety.
On Monday morning the airspace of 17 European countries remains closed because of Europe covered with a cloud of volcanic ash, formed as a result of volcanic eruption in Iceland.
On Monday day must pass a teleconference of Ministers of Transport of the European Union, which will decide on further action of the European authorities in connection with the continuing activity of the volcano.
However, the European branch of the Airports Council International (ACI Europe) and the Association of European Airlines (AEA), brings together 36 major airlines in Europe, declared that “the eruption of the Icelandic volcano is not unprecedented, and the measures takeee1n in other countries in the case of volcanic eruptions, do not require the restrictions that were introduced in Europe “. [Read the rest of this entry...]
