Posts Tagged ‘Icelandair Group’

Icelandair flight schedule resumes after brief disruption

April 30th, 2010

icelandair_flight35Flight schedules are now back to normal after a brief disruption at Keflavik International Airport, with transatlantic flights to and from Iceland as well as connecting flights happening daily through Icelandair.

Life in Iceland has remained normal throughout the major populated areas; Reykjavik and Akureyri amongst the recent volcanic eruptions, with the rest of the country unaffected. Those mainly affected are farmers in the immediate area located just south of the volcano crater. This is where the majority of volcanic ash has fallen and consequently acres of farmland and this year’s crops have been damaged.

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Impressive volcano pictures at Icelandic eruption site

April 29th, 2010

IMG_3335Mr Petursson, pilot with Icelandair has recently published a set of Iceland volcano pictures showing both the first and second volcanic eruption at Eyjafjallajokull. Amongst the pictures taken are aerial shots of the plume during a commercial flight to The Westman Islands, just 30 km away from the volcano before airspace was restricted. Petursson has published these impressive photos on his website, which can be found here.

The volcanic eruption at Eyjafjallajokull is currently around 1/10 of the size it was during the first few days and the ash clouds surrounding the volcano appear to be slowly decreasing. Those mainly affected are farmers in the immediate area located south of the volcano crater.

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Volcanic activity and flight schedule help through Icelandair Group website

April 22nd, 2010

icelandair_jet63The Icelandair group has set-up a new website to assist those stranded or waiting for flights in Europe, North America and Iceland. The website contains essential information concerning the volcano, ash fall coverage, passenger safety and up-to-date information about flight schedules.

Safety restrictions, where the volcano is located, potential ash contamination in Iceland and what may happen next are some of the issues addressed on the Icelandair Group website.

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