Fifteen years after a volcano shut European airspace, could it happen again?

BBC Weather
Simon King
15 April 2025

For eight days in April 2010 UK and European airspace was closed or partially closed causing chaos to travellers around the world.

The Eyjafjallajökull volcano in Iceland explosively erupted on14 April sending a huge ash cloud into the atmosphere and the weather pattern directed it towards Europe.

Creating the worst disruption to air travel since World War Two, it put a spotlight on how unprepared the aviation industry was for the consequences of a volcanic eruption.

Fifteen years on procedures have changed but could we see turmoil like that again?

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