Volcanic Ash to Curtail Air Traffic Into Midday Friday
Arni Saeberg/Bloomberg News
An aerial photo shows smoke rising from the volcano under a glacier in the Eyjafjallajokull region of Iceland on Wednesday.
By NICOLA CLARK and LIZ ROBBINS
Published: April 15, 2010
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PARIS — A dark and spectacular volcanic cloud shrouded much of northern Europe on Thursday, forcing airlines to cancel thousands of flights as it drifted at high altitude south and east from an erupting volcano in Iceland. The shutdown of airspace was one of the most sweeping ever ordered in peacetime, amid fears that travel could continue to be delayed days after the cloud dissipates.
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