Air traffic was halted Thursday and may last for a week or more because of a volcanic eruption if Iceland.
Switzerland among other northern European countries have all put a stop to air travel because of the volcanic ash in the air from the Icelandic eruption, according to the A.P. The ash has put a thick blanket of smoke covering most European countries.
One country receiving the majority of the smoke cover is Britain. Subsequently all air flights have been restricted.
The Britain's National Air Traffic Control Service said that "there will be no flights permitted in U.K.-controlled airspace other than emergency situations," concluding, "It is very unlikely that the situation over England will improve in the foreseeable future."
According to the LA Times, Britain's National Air Traffic Control Service issued the order at midday and said later that it would last until at least 6 a.m. Friday morning. (10 p.m. Thursday PDT).
About 100 aircraft encountered volcanic ash from 1983 to 2000. In some cases, engines shut down briefly after sucking in volcanic debris and also interferes with visibility, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
According to the LA Times, Dr. Hazel Rymers, a vulcanologist from the Open University, told the BBC that the Icelandic volcano Eyjafjallajokull caused such a massive ash cloud because "its source is underneath an icecap about 200 meters thick, not so much lava flows but rocks turning into ash shooting up between 8 and 11 kilometers up, and that's what's causing the cloud."
Switzerland among other northern European countries have all put a stop to air travel because of the volcanic ash in the air from the Icelandic eruption, according to the A.P. The ash has put a thick blanket of smoke covering most European countries.
One country receiving the majority of the smoke cover is Britain. Subsequently all air flights have been restricted.
The Britain's National Air Traffic Control Service said that "there will be no flights permitted in U.K.-controlled airspace other than emergency situations," concluding, "It is very unlikely that the situation over England will improve in the foreseeable future."
According to the LA Times, Britain's National Air Traffic Control Service issued the order at midday and said later that it would last until at least 6 a.m. Friday morning. (10 p.m. Thursday PDT).
About 100 aircraft encountered volcanic ash from 1983 to 2000. In some cases, engines shut down briefly after sucking in volcanic debris and also interferes with visibility, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
According to the LA Times, Dr. Hazel Rymers, a vulcanologist from the Open University, told the BBC that the Icelandic volcano Eyjafjallajokull caused such a massive ash cloud because "its source is underneath an icecap about 200 meters thick, not so much lava flows but rocks turning into ash shooting up between 8 and 11 kilometers up, and that's what's causing the cloud."
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