***BREAKING NEWS***
Eyjafjallajokull poses threat to upcoming air travel to Europe
In case you're wondering, I didn't just randomly type with my eyes closed - Eyjafjallajokull (pronounced EYE-a-fyat-la-jo-kutl) is the name of the volcano in Iceland that is creating a bleak outlook for air passengers to and from Europe. The wind driven cloud of ash has spread across much of Northern Europe creating travel chaos for so many and may jeopardize our flight plans to Barcelona, Spain next month. As of the posting of this blog entry, Continental Airlines announced that it was adding Barcelona and Rome to the list of flight cancellations as of today. A quick check on Continental's website confirmed these cancellations. Time will tell where the plume will spread; if the volcanic activity intensifies, it may affect our long anticipated travel plans.
Eyjafjallajokull poses threat to upcoming air travel to Europe
In case you're wondering, I didn't just randomly type with my eyes closed - Eyjafjallajokull (pronounced EYE-a-fyat-la-jo-kutl) is the name of the volcano in Iceland that is creating a bleak outlook for air passengers to and from Europe. The wind driven cloud of ash has spread across much of Northern Europe creating travel chaos for so many and may jeopardize our flight plans to Barcelona, Spain next month. As of the posting of this blog entry, Continental Airlines announced that it was adding Barcelona and Rome to the list of flight cancellations as of today. A quick check on Continental's website confirmed these cancellations. Time will tell where the plume will spread; if the volcanic activity intensifies, it may affect our long anticipated travel plans.
The image above forecasts the ash plume as of 6 am. CET on Saturday, April 17, 2010. (click image to enlarge)
“The (air) current in the height the ashes are reaching remains a strong northwesterly wind, which blows the ashes to Scotland and South Scandinavia,” Atlason of the Icelandic Met Office said. “Once the ashes reach those places other more complex wind systems take over, which spread the ashes across North and Central Europe. This will continue until Wednesday.”
Volcanic eruptions may continue for months, curtailing European air traffic when the ash reaches the region, said Sigrun Hreinsdottir, a geophysicist at the University of Iceland in Reykjavik. “From what we’ve seen, it could erupt, pause for a few weeks, and then possibly erupt again.”
The next few weeks will reveal to us if Eyjafjallajokull will prevent Operation Poisson Rouge from becoming a reality. Stay tuned on Sundays for more updates and information on this continuing story, and please feel free to add any information that you wish to share on this unfortunate current event...IF the cruise is off, Nana and I have FREE ROOMS available at the Borgata in Atlantic City, NJ to fill your scheduled vacation slots.
Cruise along and (TRY to) Enjoy...^_~
Karen
Scary thought that airlines will be grounded but possible.
ReplyDeleteThis is a real pain in the ash!
ReplyDeleteI'm gonna check Mapquest and see how long it will take to drive there. I'll get back to you.
ReplyDeleteMaybe on the way back, we will get to stay in Barcelona longer!!
ReplyDeleteExcellant comment Old Folks.
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