Fresh volcanic ash closes airports in southern Europe

Following further disruption in the first week of May 2010 in parts of Ireland and the United Kingdom, a huge cloud of ash from Iceland's Eyjafjallajoekul volcano draped itself over a large swath of southwestern Europe on the 8 May 2010, closing airports in Spain and Portugal and causing delays in intercontinental air travel.

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ESO: Background information: Brussels cool on volcanic ash aid for airlines http://www.europeansources.info/record/brussels-cool-on-volcanic-ash-aid-for-airlines/

BBC News, 8.5.10: Volcanic ash cloud shuts Spanish airports http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/8669610.stm

Eurocontrol, 8.5.10: Update on European air traffic situation - 12.00 CET http://www.eurocontrol.int/corporate/public/news/20100508_air_traffic_situation_1200.html

IATA: Press Release, No.20, 2010: IATA Blasts Europe’s Handling of the Volcanic Ash Crisis http://www.iata.org/pressroom/pr/Pages/2010-05-18-01.aspx

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