Lufthansa flight status, ash cloud over Europe Frankfurt airport closed

Lufthansa Flight Status – Ash cloud over Europe – Frankfurt airport closed, German flagship airline Deutsche Lufthansa AG (LHA.XE) has cancelled all flights to and from Brussels and Amsterdam because these airports will be closed since they are full, Lufthansa spokesman Peter Schneckenleitner said Thursday.LufthansaFlightStatus reports most of the UK flights remained on ground for a second day while the volcanic ash is hurling in atmosphere. The cloud of volcanic ash is drifting towards south in the Europe and almost all the German and French airports are closed for at least two days. The air control authorities have however permitted a small number of flights to and from Northern Ireland and Western Scotland. In Germany, the Frankfurt airport and ten others including Lufthansa Canada, Lufthansa India, Munich airport, Hamburg Airport and Heathrow airport have temporarily halted flight operations due to ash clouds.France and Poland are also facing the same situation.Eurocontrol has added that it feared cancellation of around 17000 flights on Friday only. VolcanoinIceland Ash cloud over Europe haults flights between India and Britain, the US, Canada as well as some other European cities were cancelled or indefinitely delayed today as airspace remained closed over several North European airports due to drifting ash from a volcano in Iceland.Spokespersons of Air India, Jet Airways and Kingfisher Airlines said they have suspended operations to and from these destinations due to closure of airspace. Frankfurt airport closed – Around 200 Indians stranded at Frankfurt airport due to Iceland volcano ash or volcanic eruption in Iceland, all UK airports closed.Germany’s flagship airline Deutsche Lufthansa AG (LHA.XE) said Friday it has cancelled flights to and from Frankfurt Airport until at least 1800 GMT, or 8 p.m. local time.

Volcano in Iceland – Ash cloud over Europe – Ash cloud over Europe billowing from the volcano that erupted in Iceland is now reaching more than 11 kilometers into the air.The volcano, which is located near the Eyjafjallajokull glacier, blew on Wednesday and since then, dust and a weird odor have been identified in multiple European countries.As for air travel, there is no timetable regarding when flights will be allowed to resume.