The volcanic ash cloud from Iceland (With Subtitles)
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Uploaded by Kamilk12l on Apr 18, 2010
The cascade of cancellations continued Sunday as an Icelandic volcano poured out dust clouds four miles high, snarling international travel and stranding tens of thousands of passengers at airports across the world.
It's the worst disruption of air traffic since the September 11 terrorist attacks in the United States in 2001. Following those attacks, the United States closed its air space for three days, forcing Europe to postpone all transatlantic flights.
The volcanic ash Sunday forced numerous world leaders to cancel plans to travel to Poland for the funeral of President Lech Kaczynski.
"We're into the third day of this; there is no sign of this abating," analyst Jamie Bowden said on Saturday. "It may go on into the middle of next week, and it's going to get more difficult before it gets better."
Still, a test flight carried out Saturday evening by the KLM Royal Dutch Airlines seemed to offer some hope.
The flight, conducted in Netherlands airspace, found that the air quality in the atmosphere met the requirements for safe flight, said Peter Hartman, president and CEO.
The airline used a Boeing 737-800 that flew to its maximum operating altitude of 41,000 feet (approximately 13,000 meters).
KLM expects to receive the final results of the technical inspection Sunday morning. If the results hold, the airline will ask for permission to resume its operations.
For now, however, airports in at least 15 countries were closed -- flights canceled to avoid ash that can cause jet engines to fail.
COUNTRIES AFFECTED
Countries prohibiting takeoffs and landings on Saturday
Austria
Belarus
Belgium
Croatia
Czech Republic
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France (northern part)
Germany
Hungary
Ireland
Italy (northern part)
Netherlands
Norway (southern part)
Poland
Romania
Slovakia
Slovenia
Sweden
Switzerland
Ukraine (Borispol Airport, near Kiev)
United Kingdom
Other countries:
Russia (delays and cancellations at all 10 international airports)
Spain (delays and cancellations at 30 airports)
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