Ash Cloud From Russian Volcano Disrupts U.S. Flights

Shiveluch volcano
Credit: NASA Earth Observatory images by Lauren Dauphin, using MODIS data from NASA EOSDIS LANCE and GIBS/Worldview and Landsat data from the U.S. Geological Survey (April 11 image)
The drifting ash cloud from a volcanic eruption on Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula on April 11 disrupted air service in Alaska in the latter half of the week, canceling 70 Alaska Airlines flights by Friday morning April 14. The airline’s cancellations began April 12, with a total of eight. Alaska...
Christine Boynton

Christine Boynton is a Senior Editor covering air transport in the Americas for Aviation Week Network.

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