Yerevan-Paris flight delayed due to volcanic ash

Yerevan-Paris flight delayed due to volcanic ash
April 16, 2010 - 11:25 AMT

PanARMENIAN.Net - Armavia national carrier has delayed Yerevan-Paris flight.

“The flight was delayed due to the ash cloud formed from an Icelandic volcano that filled the skies over northern Europe,” Zvartnots Airports press service told PanARMENIAN.Net

Air France office in Yerevan said that all flights to Paris were delayed till 2 pm (6 pm Yerevan time).

Authorities in Ireland, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland and Belgium also closed their air space. France shut down 24 airports, including the main hub of Charles de Gaulle in Paris, Germany's Berlin and Hamburg were shut Thursday evening, and several flights out of the U.S. had to double back.

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