Already causing chaos in Iceland, the Grimsvotn volcano is spewing ash into the air, and is heading to drift toward the United Kingdom this week.
NATS and CAA h ave stated there was no effect on UK airspace at present, but they were “monitoring the situation closely”.
Everyone alas remembers the pain of Eyjafjallajokull which closed European Airspacce for a good few days whilst they were sorting out the cloud.
The Met office state
“This is a very different situation to last April.
“The weather is much more changeable and there’s a lot more uncertainty. There’s no risk of the ash moving across the UK in the next day or so.
“But there is a possibility that we’ll see some volcanic ash towards the end of the week.”
A no-fly zone is set around the airport, all domestic flights are grounded and international flights to and from Keflavik airport have been axed until further notice.
Eurocontrol states that:
“no impact was expected on European airspace outside Iceland or on transatlantic flights for at least 24 hours”
The UK Civil Aviation Authority says:
“We’re monitoring the situation closely and working with our colleagues at National Air Traffic Services and the Met Office.
“There’s no effect on UK airspace at present. We’re just waiting to see which way the ash plume moves.
“We should have more of an idea within the next 12 hours or so.”
National Air Traffic Services state:
“We are not speculating at all at this stage, we are just watching the situation closely. It’s changing all the time.”
Whilst this is in no problems the to the problem encountered last year, this has the possibility of causing major trouble.
Make sure your travel insurance is up to date, and keep your plans as fluid as possible.
GhettoIFE.com will be keeping an eye on this as the situation develops.
