Iceland volcano update: Aviation alert lowered to orange
The Icelandic Met Office has lowered its aviation warning from red to orange.
It said the alert could be downgraded because no ash was detected in emissions from the overnight eruption of the country’s Bardarbunga volcano.
The new alert, the second-highest, means aviation authorities can now decide if aircraft may travel over the volcano’s airspace.
Earlier today, Icelandic Air Traffic Control closed the airspace above the eruption up to a height of 18,000 but now some aircraft will be able to pass over the volcano if aviation authorities give airlines permission.
Recent activity has raised fears of an eruption that might cause the same chaos for air traffic as the ash cloud from Iceland’s Eyjafjallajokull volcano in 2010.
The ash cloud closed much of Europe’s airspace for six days and impacted thousands of flights.
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Editor in chief Bev Fearis has been a travel journalist for 25 years. She started her career at Travel Weekly, where she became deputy news editor, before joining Business Traveller as deputy editor and launching the magazine’s website. She has also written travel features, news and expert comment for the Guardian, Observer, Times, Telegraph, Boundless and other consumer titles and was named one of the top 50 UK travel journalists by the Press Gazette.
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