More than 250 flights canceled in Europe on Tuesday in connection with the spread of the ash cloud from the eruption of an Icelandic volcano Grimsvotn the territory north of Scotland and Ireland. It is reported with reference to UNIAN news agency Agence France Presse "and the statement made by the European Organization for the control of the airspace by Brian Flynn. "The ash cloud reached Scotland and Northern Ireland, and the airline decided not to fly into dangerous areas, which noted the high concentration of ash. Clouds of ash at the end of the day reached the south of Scandinavia, Denmark and parts of Germany. Then they can continue their movement to the south and affect France, then Spain, but exactly when this will happen is hard to say, "- said B. Flynn. At the moment, an ash cloud reached the south-western Norway, in connection with which there is little disruption to air communication. Recall last year in Iceland woke Eyyafyatlayokudl. April 14 volcano threw up in the air a huge cloud of ash, because of which in the middle of the month was completely stopped air traffic over Europe. There were also canceled European flights out of Ukraine. Bans on flights over Europe were lifted on 21 April, but soon Eyyafyatlayokudl released into the atmosphere a new cloud of ash, which led to the closure of airports in the UK and Spain. Due to the cancellation of air traffic, thousands of passengers were unable to depart from European countries, airlines have suffered multimillion-dollar losses. Ministry of Industry
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