Posted on 04/17/2010 11:16:10 AM PDT by darkside321
Virtually all of Europe's major airports remain closed as a huge plume of volcanic ash drifts south and east across the continent from Iceland.
Millions of air travellers are stranded as thousands of flights are being cancelled for a third day.
The disruption from the spread of ash would continue into Sunday, European aviation agency Eurocontrol said.
Airlines are losing some £130m ($200m) a day in an unprecedented shutdown of commercial air travel.
"Forecasts suggest that the cloud of volcanic ash will persist and that the impact will continue for at least the next 24 hours," a statement from Eurocontrol said at around 0830 GMT. The agency, which co-ordinates air traffic control in 38 nations, said it expected 16,000 flights to be cancelled across Europe on Saturday, from a total of 22,000 on a normal Saturday.
Many countries and airlines have grounded fleets as the ash - a mixture of glass, sand and rock particles, drifting from 5,000ft (1,500m) - can seriously damage aircraft engines.
Some 18,000 of the 28,000 daily flights in the affected zone were cancelled on Friday, twice as many as the day before.
The UK extended its ban on commercial flights until at least 0700 local time (0600 GMT) on Sunday.
Many other countries, from Ireland to Russia, have also closed their airspace. In northern France and northern Italy, airports are shut until Monday.
The disruption has now affected millions of travellers since Wednesday when the Eyjafjallajoekull volcano began erupting for the second time in a month.
Scientists in Iceland said they hoped to fly above the volcano to assess how much ice has melted, now that winds have cleared visibility.
A plume of ash 8.5km (5.3 miles) high was visible on Saturday.
A "significant quantity" of ash was contained in the column...
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Am I the only one in the world that is wondering if God is trying to ‘say something’. We had that night light in the sky over Ohio, Iowa and New York, FLOODS in Rhode Island, economic jitters, Earthquakes galore, and now this volcano in Iceland. I’m listening....Lord.
joyous news.
airline travel is 90% waste
the ragheads are losing billions in fuel sales
It is clear that the current admin. is tone deaf to the voice of God. They, however, hear another voice with amazing clarity. (IMO)
Amen, Bro!
When I saw the headline, the thought went through my beady little mind: Europe has let it stick out pretty far that they don’t have any use for God these days. Weeeeel; when you REMOVE YOURSELF from under God’s Umbrella of Grace, guess what?! You are susceptible to ANYTHING falling on you. You is on yore own, as they say down in the holler!
Hubby and I are in Germany right now, flying home next Saturday (we hope!). We're a little concerned, but thankful that we're staying with family here. Our prayers are for the millions of people who are stranded in airports thousands of miles from home.
I bought a whole carton of “Orville Reddenbacher” and am watching to see what happens to “The One” when he continues to throw Israel, The Apple of God’s Eye, overboard, and continues to suck up to Ahm-a-Nut-Job! God told Abraham that HE would bless anyone who blesed him (Abraham and his people) and curse anyone who cursed him. That promise has never been rescinded!
History is thick with the dead nations and peoples who opposed Israel.
Knee deep.
So soon they forget, September 2001.
It can happen here anytime too.... just think of Yellowstone - Mt Hood - Mt Shasta - Mt Baker etc.
Or the really big one in Yellowstone.
Anyone who thinks God is going to get us out of this needs their heads examined. WE are the only ones who can get us out of the mess we have let our country become. God won’t do it, we have to do it.
Alright. Here goes nothin'...
Eye-ah-jalla-joe-kull.
Been getting my tongue in knots over that one ever since I saw it.
Eyjafjallajoekull
Eye-ah-jalla-joe-kull.
Yeah...what you said! LOL
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