Flights delayed because of volcano eruption
Armenian major carrier - Armavia - has cancelled Yerevan-Paris flight due to the ash cloud formed from an Icelandic volcano that filled the skies over northern Europe.
"France shut down the airport of Charles de Gaulle because of the volcanic ash cloud formed after the volcano eruption. Passengers were warned about the delay beforehand. They can book tickets for the upcoming fight," Nana Avetisova, a spokeswoman for Armavia, told A1+.
Members of the European Union yesterday cancelled or delayed over 5000 flights. Authorities in Ireland, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Netherlands and Belgium have closed their air space. The Ireland authorities have evacuated about 800 people.
The volcanic ash blanketed parts of rural Iceland on Friday and left a widening arc of grounded aircraft across Europe, as thousands of planes stayed on the tarmac to avoid the hazardous cloud.
The ash is expected to reach northern parts of France, Germany and Poland.
Specialists fear that the ash cloud can cover the northern hemisphere if the eruption rate does not slow down.
