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Iceland eruption: France expands closure of air space in the north of Country

Paris, France - Landings allowed until 6:00pm of today only at Paris-Roissy, Le Bourget and Orly; always in the three airports and still until 6:00pm authorized take off in a limitation manner to evacuate the blocked passenger

On the base of the information sent by London's volcanology center in collaboration with Météo-France, the DGAC (French civil aviation General direction) informs in the last bulletin issued that the closure of the air space in the North of France - measure taken for security reasons due to the cloud of ash coming from the volcano's eruption situated at the top of the Eyjafjallajokull's glacier, in t...

fra/pec - 1116417
Rome, Italy, 04/16/2010 18:07
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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