UK air travel could be forced to shut down completely this week due to another volcano in Iceland that has just erupted, spewing tons of ash into the air. This could mean a repeat of the massive travel disruption that occurred last April when much of Western Europe was grounded due to the threat the ash posed to aircraft engines.
Planes have already been halted on Iceland itself, and a no fly zone of 120 miles around the volcano summit is now in place. The ash is expected to reach the northern parts of Scotland as early as midday on Tuesday. Whether air travel in the UK and Europe will be shut down again will depend on whether the eruption continues at the same intensity. If so, ash could spread to other parts of the UK, western France and northern Spain by Thursday or Friday.