Iceland Eruption Would Disrupt Less This Time: Chart of the Day
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Airlines forced to tear up timetables after ash spewed from an Icelandic volcano in 2010 face less disruption from a repeat because they’ve adopted a more scientific process to identify the most dangerous skies.
The CHART OF THE DAY shows the percentage of flights canceled and number of passengers grounded four years ago, when a cloud from the Eyjafjallajokull volcano forced carriers to scrap more than 100,000 flights, costing $1.7 billion in lost revenue. While 80 percent of trips were idled on the worst day, a similar event now would bring significantly fewer cancellations, according to airspace manager Eurocontrol.