Ethiopian Airlines Flights Disrupted by Volcanic Ash Cloud

Ethiopian Airlines Enterprise, the state-owned carrier, said some of its flights had been disrupted by an ash cloud from a volcanic eruption in neighboring Eritrea.

Routes to northern Ethiopia, neighboring Djibouti and the Sudanese capital of Khartoum have been affected, the Addis Ababa-based airline said in an e-mailed statement today. The company urged travelers to check the status of their flights before embarking on their journey.