Binter Canarias has canceled all flights to the island of La Palma due to the spreading Cumbre Vieja volcano. Three more towns on the island have been evacuated. The volcano has already destroyed hundreds of homes and forced the evacuation of nearly 6,000 people.
La Palma Airport, operated by Aena, stated air traffic was suspended “due to the accumulation of ash” in the air.
La Palma airspace and La Palma Airport (GCLA) were closed for all commercial traffic until further notice. Reason: the recent eruption of #CumbreVieja volcano. AVIATION COLOUR CODE: ORANGE
ERUPTION DETAILS:ERUPTION AT 20210919/1410Z ASH EMISSION ON THE EDGE OF VOLCANO pic.twitter.com/ywrF8DalgI— JACDEC (@JacdecNew) September 19, 2021
The ash cloud from a volcano’s week of eruptions caused the La Palma Airport to cancel flights to and from the Spanish island. https://t.co/GehKG36uUo
— AP Europe (@AP_Europe) September 25, 2021
Top Copyright Photo: Binter Canarias ATR 72-212A (ATR 72-500) EC-KGJ (msn 753) TFN (Paul Bannwarth). Image: 955229.
