CHAPTER 13: CLOSING THE EUROPEAN AIRSPACE: EYJAFJALLAJÖKULL AND THE VOLCANIC ASH CLOUD – ROBERT CLARK
The effects of the volcanic ash cloud that covered much of Europe in April and May 2010 were far reaching and swathes of its airspace were declared ‘no fly zones’. This resulted in possibly one of the most disruptive events to have occurred in recent history for both businesses and travellers alike. The actual size of the eruption of the Icelandic volcano Eyjafjallajökull was considered by volcanologists to be relatively small, but the ensuing chaos across Europe was created by an amalgamation of the prevailing weather conditions and the absence of an aviation risk assessment model designed to address the composition of the resultant ash cloud. ...
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