Europe flight 30% resumes today 6.8 million passengers stranded at Global airport

Source: Internet
Author: User
Keywords Europe airports volcanic ash airspace
Tags airport airports close closed date find safety send
Xinhua Beijing, April 19, according to foreign news, the European Aviation Safety Organization said that 30% of the European civil Aviation flight resumed on 19th. European aviation systems have been paralysed by the spread of volcanic ash and the announcement by many European countries to close or limit their airspace.  To date, some 30 countries have closed or restricted their airspace, resulting in more than 6.8 million passengers stranded at airports around the world, and a total of 313 airports have been paralysed.  Some countries have begun to find ways to evacuate their beleaguered nationals, including Britain's intention to send Royal warships and commandeer merchant ships through French or Spanish ports to carry the trapped people home.  Several airlines in the Asia-Pacific region 18th canceled flights to Europe for three consecutive days, warning that the disruption to air traffic caused by the ash could continue for another week.  However, 18th, a number of European airlines, including Lufthansa, Air France and BA, have conducted safety test flights and found no problems. April 14, Iceland Eyjafjallajokull ice Cap Glacier volcano in the past one months after the eruption, releasing the last eruption 10 to 20 times times the energy. As the ash cloud spreads to northern Europe or continues to spread, Europe is facing a prolonged air standstill. For security reasons, many European countries have been announcing cancellations or closing airspace. Europe's three major aviation hubs-Heathrow Airport, Frankfurt airport Germany and France's Charles de Gaulle airport-have been closed for 4 consecutive days.
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