EU: Volcanic cloud affect British, Irish airspace
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The European Union says ash from an Icelandic volcano could soon affect the airspace over Britain and Ireland. It was not immediately clear whether flights to and from affected areas would be disrupted. The EU says the ash could enter British and Irish airspace Monday or Tuesday. Spokeswoman Helen Kearns noted that differences in the nature and size of the ash cloud meant that "we are far from where we were a year ago," when an Icelandic volcanic disrupted much of the air traffic over Europe.
The ash plume was unlikely to affect President Barack Obama's visit to Europe. He arrived in Ireland on Monday. The plume is not expected to affect trans-Atlantic flights, whose eastbound and westbound tracks are located south of the projected path of the ash. (AP)
