A cloud of ash from a volcano in Chile is disrupting air travel for a fourth day Wednesday, forcing the cancellation of flights in South America, Australia and New Zealand. More than 60,000 passengers have already been stranded. Virgin Australia said Wednesday the ash cloud would be too low to avoid on flights to and […]
Chilean Volcano Still Causing Widespread Flight Disruptions
Posted June 15th, 2011 at 5:45 am (UTC-5)
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Chilean Volcano Causes More Flight Disruptions
Posted June 15th, 2011 at 1:15 am (UTC-5)
A cloud of ash from a volcano in Chile is disrupting air travel for a fourth day Wednesday, forcing the cancellation of flights in South America, Australia and New Zealand. More than 60,000 passengers have already been stranded. Virgin Australia said Wednesday the ash cloud would be too low to avoid on flights to and […]
Chilean Volcano Causes More Flight Disruptions
Posted June 15th, 2011 at 12:35 am (UTC-5)
A cloud of ash from a volcano in Chile is disrupting air travel for a fourth day Wednesday, forcing the cancellation of flights in South America, Australia and New Zealand. More than 60,000 passengers have been stranded have already been stranded. Virgin Australia said Wednesday the ash cloud would be too low to avoid on […]
Chile Volcano Causing Widespread Flight Disruptions
Posted June 14th, 2011 at 6:05 am (UTC-5)
A cloud of ash from an erupting volcano in southern Chile has – for a third day, Tuesday – disrupted air travel in South America, Australia and New Zealand, causing widespread delays. More than 60,000 passengers have been stranded. While flights in some areas have resumed, including Melbourne, planes to and from New Zealand and […]
Chile Volcano Causing Widespread Flight Disruptions
Posted June 14th, 2011 at 3:00 am (UTC-5)
A cloud of ash from an erupting volcano in southern Chile has – for a third day, Tuesday – disrupted air travel in South America, Australia and New Zealand, causing widespread delays. More than 60,000 passengers have been stranded. While flights in some areas have resumed, including Melbourne, planes to and from New Zealand and […]
Chile Volcano Causing Widespread Flight Disruptions
Posted June 13th, 2011 at 2:45 pm (UTC-5)
A cloud of ash from an erupting volcano in southern Chile has disrupted air travel from South America to Australia and New Zealand, causing widespread delays. A flight carrying United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to Buenos Aires, Argentina was diverted to the northern city of Cordoba late Sunday because of the ash, which can damage […]
Chile Volcano Disrupts New Zealand Air Traffic
Posted June 12th, 2011 at 12:30 am (UTC-5)
A cloud of ash from an erupting volcano in Chile is disrupting air traffic over New Zealand. Australia’s national carrier, Qantas Airways, says it has canceled 22 flights to and from New Zealand and eight flights within New Zealand’s South Island. Australian budget carrier, Jetstar, says it has canceled domestic flights to South Island airports. […]
Chile Volcano Ash Cloud Interrupts South American Air Travel
Posted June 7th, 2011 at 8:15 pm (UTC-5)
A massive cloud of volcanic ash billowed through the atmosphere above South America Tuesday, disrupting air travel for much of the day. Flights to and from cities in Argentina, Chile, Uruguay and Brazil were interrupted, although some airlines began resuming flights later in the day. The ash is spewing from the Puyehue volcano in southern […]
Volcano Erupts in Southern Chile
Posted June 4th, 2011 at 9:00 pm (UTC-5)
The Puyehue volcano in southern Chile has erupted for the first time in a half century, sending a column of gas about 10 kilometers into the air. Authorities say they plan to evacuate 3,500 people from areas around the mountain, which is nearly 1,000 kilometers south of the Chilean capital, Santiago. The eruption also prompted […]
Volcano Erupts in Southern Chile
Posted June 4th, 2011 at 6:45 pm (UTC-5)
The Puyehue volcano has erupted in southern Chile, sending a column of smoke billowing several kilometers into the air. Authorities say they have evacuated about 600 people from areas surrounding the mountain, which is nearly 1,000 kilometers south of the Chilean capital, Santiago. Emergency officials also recorded many small earthquakes in the region Saturday. There […]
