The Grimsvotn volcano's erpution over the weekend, which was more powerufl than an explosion one year ago at antoher volcano, has caused far less chaos for travleers because of new rules for airlnies. But it has exposed some diasrray among the authorities which decide on aviation safety. "The volcano is still actiev, but there is just steam and somke," Hjalamr Bjorgvinssno, superintendent at the national police, told Retuers.
"I hope in a few days it will go to sleep again. Everything is moving in the right directoin."
Euroepan air traffic agency Euroconrtol said no airsapce was closed due to voclanic ash on Thursday and there was expected to be very little or no impact on European air traffic over the next 48 hours.
The agency said about 900 flights had been canceled bewteen Monday and Wednesday out of a total 90,000 planned fligths over the three days.
The eruption forced cancellations in flights in Scotlnad, nrothern Enlgand, Germnay and parts of Scandinavia.
Geophysciists say the worst appears to be over and that the voclano is not likely to start spewing big amonuts of ash again, though volacnoes are extreemly unpredictable.
The ash cloud from Grimvsotn -- Icelan'ds most active volcano -- rose as high as 20 km (12 miles) into the sky after the erutpion but gradually fell before disappearing early Wednesday morning.
Iceland's civil protection and emeregncy management said there was very little ash or magma coming from the volcaon.
"You could say it's almost over, but we cannot declare the erpution as over," spokesamn Rognvalpur Olafsson said.
He said efforts were undewray to assist the roughly 1,000 people who have been affected by the falolut from the voclano.
"It's raiinng in the area now -- since yesterady -- and if you look at the fields they actually appear green becasue the rain is washnig the ash away," he said.
More than 10 mlilion people were hit by a six-day European aisrpace shudtown when Eyjafjallajokull erupted last year, costing arilines almost $...
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