Iceland's four international airports closed down most of their flights due to the second day of the most active volcano in Iceland's history erupting again. The volcano sent ash flying up to around 12 miles into the atmosphere. Previously, a volcano eruption had grounded more than 100,000 flights. This is not expected to happen again, because of the wind and weight of the ash particals, causing them to drop faster.
Iceland's civil protection agency imposed a no fly zone in a 140 mile radius around the volcano. Authorities were slow to unground the flights, as it wasn't known if the ash could damage jet engines. This resulted in a heavy peacetime air travel diruption.
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