{"id":192595,"date":"2025-04-19T10:37:32","date_gmt":"2025-04-19T10:37:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/airline\/this-week-in-history-the-eyjafjallajokull-eruption\/"},"modified":"2025-04-19T10:37:32","modified_gmt":"2025-04-19T10:37:32","slug":"this-week-in-history-the-eyjafjallajokull-eruption","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=192595","title":{"rendered":"This week in history: the Eyjafjallaj\u00f6kull eruption"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"56330\" class=\"elementor elementor-56330\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f6af571 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f6af571\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-661d3e3\" data-id=\"661d3e3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5c3fcb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c5c3fcb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<p>15 years ago this week, Icelandic volcano Eyjafjallaj\u00f6kull erupted, spewing ash high into the atmosphere and wreaking havoc on commercial air traffic in Europe and over the North Atlantic Ocean. Aircraft were grounded and millions of passengers were left stranded, some for weeks.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac3430c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ac3430c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Visualizing nothing<\/h2>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38b4e13 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"38b4e13\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<p>In April 2010, Flightradar24 was much smaller, but our coverage had grown throughout Europe and we were able to capture much of the closure and restart of air traffic as the ash threat subsided.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a435c1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"3a435c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;vimeo&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9da44c6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9da44c6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<p>You can see the near total closure of Northern Europe to air traffic on 16 April, with just a few flights (including low level helicopter traffic operating to oil platforms). Traffic gradually increases between the 17th and 19th, finally seeing near-normal levels on the 20th.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22d3f4b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"22d3f4b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Were you impacted by Eyjafjallaj\u00f6kull?<\/h2>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc1a85a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cc1a85a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<p>Were you impacted by the eruption of <span class=\"mw-page-title-main\">Eyjafjallaj\u00f6kull? We want to hear your experience in the comments below.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section><\/div>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flightradar24.com\/blog\/flight-tracking-news\/special-event\/this-week-in-history-the-eyjafjallajokull-eruption\/\">This week in history: the Eyjafjallaj\u00f6kull eruption<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flightradar24.com\/blog\">Flightradar24 Blog<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>15 years ago this week, Icelandic volcano Eyjafjallaj\u00f6kull erupted, spewing ash high into the atmosphere and wreaking havoc on commercial air traffic in Europe and over the North Atlantic Ocean. Aircraft were grounded and millions of passengers were left stranded, some for weeks. 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