The Icelandic ash cloud left British airspace early on Wednesday morning according to the air traffic controller NATS.
The ash cloud caused by the eruption of an Icelandic Volcano has become less intense and the worst of the outburst may be over, the Met Office has said.
With more and more airlines arguing that even with Iceland's latest ash cloud descending over Europe it is still safe to fly, a flight operations manual released by Airbus has revealed just how damaging a meeting with volcanic ash can be on a modern plane.
The ash cloud from the erupting Iceland volcano could force the cancellation of up to 500 commercial flights in Northern Ireland, Scotland and parts of Scandinavia, the European air traffic agency has said.
The government said on Tuesday that ash from an Icelandic volcano would not lead to the total shutdown of airspace despite the cancellation of over 250 flights across Europe this morning.
Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola said his team were prepared to alter their flight arrangements if volcanic ash from Iceland disrupts European air travel this week.
As the latest ash cloud currently threatening European travel descends over Scotland, despite investment in new ash cloud detection and monitoring AVOID technology, budget airline easyJet is once again among the first set of airlines to cancel its flights.
A dense cloud of ash from an Icelandic volcano was being blown toward Scotland Monday, yesterday. While airlines started to cancel their flights, U.S. President Barack Obama was forced to cut short his visit to Ireland as fears of disruptions similar to those engendered by the Icelandic Eyjafjallajökull eruption in April 2010 mounted.
The ash cloud from the erupting Grimsvotn volcano in Iceland is expected to disrupt U.K. flights from Tuesday morning, the Civil Aviation Authority said.
Following the previous report about easyJet's new AVOID system -- a newly developed ash cloud detection and mapping radar -- the IBTimes attempted to contact the company to see whether the new technology would be used to help manage the forthcoming ash cloud's impact on the global travel industry.
With memory of the widespread disruption last years ash cloud debacle caused British travellers still fresh and another similar cloud reported as on its way, budget airline easyJet's decision to invest in new ash cloud detection technology may well be proven right in the coming days.
A volcanic ash cloud produced by Iceland's most active volcano is expected to reach Scotland by the early hours of Tuesday morning, the Met Office has said.
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