Because of ash from the Grimsvotn volcano in Iceland, thousands of passengers have had flights from Scotland and northern England canceled Tuesday. According to an article in The Australian, British Airways, easyJet, Aer Lingus, Ryanair, KLM and Loganair canceled flights into and out of Edinburgh and Glasgow, but these cancelations are not as significant as those from the last volcanic eruption.
As started in an article from Gulf News, “‘Airlines will not suffer the same magnitude of revenue loss as they did last year in volcanic ash. Last year’s closure of almost all European airspace for nearly a week was the biggest shutdown in modern aviation history. This year we are not seeing anything like the same shutdown,’ an IATA spokesperson told Gulf News.”
Despite the fact that officials are confident that cancelations will not continue to disrupt travel plans, it does create some last minute stress as study abroad students are returning home. My friend Marissa has been studying in Scotland all semester and is scheduled to return home Friday. While I am sure leaving is bittersweet, I hope Marissa doesn’t run into any problems leaving Scotland. I bet Marissa would enjoy some extra days studying abroad, but I don’t think being frustrated in the airport would be the perfect end to her semester. Let’s hope the flight cancelations do not continue.
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