Alaska Pavlof Volcano ash reaches 22000 ft high, many flights cancelled - Northern Voices Online

Alaska Pavlof Volcano ash has reached 22,000 ft high causing cancellation of many flights. But it will have to go up to 35000 ft high to affect international flights Alaska Volcano's ash is reaching farther and farther places. The ashes are going so high that it has become very difficult for pilots to even maneuver their aircrafts in those areas. Reports suggest that the problem has become so much acute that it has prompted airlines to cancel flights in the affected areas. The issue is going to make the lives of people very difficult in many places as people in most of Alaska actually get their provisions and other regular supplies through these airplanes and if these planes stop flying they will no longer be able to get the provisions from far off places. Volcano ash that is originating from Pavlof Volcano is going higher and higher and a latest weather report suggests that the ash has reached around 22,000 feet high. This is creating fear of impending crash in the minds of the airlines companies and some of them have stopped or diverted flights to other nearby towns. In the meantime reports from U.S. Geological Survey suggests that as aftershocks and light termers are still taking place, so volcano ash is not expected to stop immediately and will continue to billow for several days, though its intensity will come down. Though the flight disruptions due to weather are pretty common, but flight disruption due to volcano ash are certainly rare in this part of the world. Penair CEO Danny Seybert said for those flying in the region, flight disruptions are part of doing business. It's not unusual for the airline to cancel flights a couple times each year because of volcanoes, according to Seybert. To him, it's not a big deal, not a sky-is-falling crisis. "If we had that attitude, we would have quit 50 years ago…It's one of the situations that Mother Nature presents itself along our route structure" says he. Though the ash from Pavlof volcani is very high indeed and has affected regional flights, the ash will have to go up substantially to affect international flights. Reports suggest that ash will have to reach as high as 35,000 feet to disrupt international flights that use Alaskan airspace as a corridor for traffic between Asia and North America. Reports suggest that for the time being it is not going to happen. Shortlink: Posted by admin on May 26, 2013. Filed under Business. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0. You can skip to the end and leave a response. Pinging is currently not allowed. via Science - Google News http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNGmqUoWwjBkrZ2VE6lRhPZnqIpMRg&url=http://nvonews.com/2013/05/26/alaska-pavlof-volcano-ash-reaches-22000-ft-high-many-flights-cancelled/

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