Volcano ash clouded cover shuts airports in Spain

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Spain sealed nineteen airports and transatlantic flights were behind as the volcanic ash clouded cover from Iceland drifted south.

Barcelona, Spains second greatest airport, was between those closed, whilst Portugal additionally saw at slightest 125 flights grounded.

French continue forecasters approaching the clouded cover to cranky the Pyrenees overnight, which would interrupt flights over southern France.

Ryanair currently cancelled a little thirty flights from Britain to the region, stretching as far south as the Canary Islands. EasyJet dangling at slightest 7 flights.

Renewed eruptions of the Eyjafjallajokull volcano this week spewed ash up to 30,000ft high. The plume has right away winding opposite the Atlantic in a half-moon figure down towards Spain but not covering Britain.

A second, higher clouded cover is forcing planes to and from North America to fly around the ash. As a outcome the flights were 90min to dual hours longer, American Airlines said.

The Spanish airfield management Aena pronounced 650 flights were cancelled up to 2pm local time today.

Northerly winds, approaching from tomorrow, could blow the clouded cover behind over western Scotland and Ireland, forecasters from MeteoGroup said.