The eruption in north of Dyngjujökull glacier will not affect air travel to and from Iceland, says Guðjón Arngrímsson, public relations officer with Icelandair.
“We are closely monitoring the situation and currently the eruption is not affecting air travel.” However, he does encourage travellers to check arrival and departure times on the airline’s website.
Icelandic Air Traffic Control has closed the airspace above the eruption up to a height of 5,000ft.
An eruption started in Holuhraun, a lava field north of Dyngjujökull, at around 00:02. Seismic activity has since decreased as a result of pressure release. However, a significant amount of earthquakes are still detected in the magma dike between the eruption site and south to about 5 km into Dyngjujökull glacier.
The eruption in north of Dyngjujökull glacier will not affect air travel to and from Iceland, says Guðjón Arngrímsson, public relations officer with Icelandair.
“We are closely monitoring the situation and currently the eruption is not affecting air travel.” However, he does encourage travellers to check arrival and departure times on the airline’s website.
Icelandic Air Traffic Control has closed the airspace above the eruption up to a height of 5,000ft.
An eruption started in Holuhraun, a lava field north of Dyngjujökull, at around 00:02. Seismic activity has since decreased as a result of pressure release. However, a significant amount of earthquakes are still detected in the magma dike between the eruption site and south to about 5 km into Dyngjujökull glacier.
