airspace of Iceland again closed to flights. Do not operate the principal airports of the country. Concentration in the atmosphere of volcanic ash last night again reached dangerous levels. And, yet, on Monday the weather conditions were normal, and the major terminals functioned normally.

As the “News” , volcano behaves unpredictably, and scientists still do not see signs that the eruption will stop. True, they say, natural disaster at the moment has a local character, and European air transportation is not threatened. The European Commission, meanwhile, continue to count the impact of traffic jams. During the crisis have been lifted more than 100 thousand flights. Financial losses exceeded 2.5 billion euros.

Recall eruption of Icelandic volcanic Eyyafyatlayokudl commenced on 14 April. The eruption was accompanied by a powerful ejection of ash cloud that enveloped much of Europe and was paralyzed for a few days of air service in many European countries.

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