Volcanic ash hit the aviation company. Airport restricts airplane flight due to huge ash cloud in Europe. The persistent threat of damage to aircraft from the volcanic ash, which is leading to the airspace closures, prompted pilots and airlines to call for greater study of the risk.
Ireland expects to impose restrictions to traffic at western airports as an ash plume from an Icelandic volcanic eruption drifts back over Ireland. The Irish Aviation Authority said the ash cloud, which had encircled Ireland from the west in a crescent shape running from Northern Scotland to Northern Spain, would approach the island again as winds change direction. Restrictions would be phased in gradually at airports in the west of the country from 1400 GMT (3 p.m. British time), the IAA said.
In Spain, Twenty airports in the northern part of the Iberian Peninsula were closed Saturday due to the cloud of ash from the Icelandic volcano of Eyjafjalla, which covered part of Spanish air space.
The decision, which follows the recommendation of the European Organization for the Safety of Air Navigation, or Eurocontrol, which was taken with the “absolute priority” of guaranteeing passenger safety.