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You vs. the Volcano

Apr 19 2010
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Ash Wednesday
On April 21, the skies above Europe finally opened for air service. This man was waiting for a flight to a European destination from Hong Kong's airport. Airports across the globe were affected by the nearly week-long volcanic ash problem.

Photo: Ed Jones/AFP/Getty Images
Stranded by Ash
Stranded passengers rest while hoping to catch a FinnAir flight inside John F. Kennedy International Airport following continued flight disruptions due to volcanic activity in Iceland.

Photo: Mario Tama/Getty Images
Can We Leave Yet?
Some airports, such as this one in Zurich, re-opened on April 20. At Zurich airport, operations were starting up slowly with many flights still canceled.

Photo: FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP/Getty Images
Waiting and Watching
A passenger waits at Geneva's International Airport on April 18 as planes are grounded as a result of the volcanic eruption in Iceland.

Photo: FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP/Getty Images
Protective Measure
An aircraft with its engines covered with plastic protection is parked in front of the control tower at Cointrin Geneva's International Airport, as planes are grounded following the volcanic eruption in Iceland.

Photo: FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP/Getty Images
All Aboard
Travelers wait before boarding an Eurostar train on April 17 at the Gare du Nord railways station in Paris. Without air service in Northern Europe, the Eurostar became one of the ways people could get between London and Paris or Brussels.

Photo: THOMAS COEX/AFP/Getty Images
Is That All There Is?
Travelers wait before boarding an Eurostar train on April 17 at the Gare du Nord railways station in Paris. Without air service in Northern Europe, the Eurostar became one of the ways people could get between London and Paris or Brussels.

Photo: PIERRE-PHILIPPE MARCOU/AFP/Getty Images
The Long Wait
A passenger rests in the departure hall of Copenhagen Airport on April 16.

Photo: NILS MEILVANG/AFP/Getty Images
Beauty and the Beast
A cloud of volcanic matter rises from the erupting Eyjafjallajokull volcano on April 18. Four days earlier, the first major eruption took place, sending a plume of volcanic ash into the atmosphere over parts of Northern Europe and shutting air traffic through much of the region.

Photo: Lilja Kristjansdo /NordicPhotos/Getty Images

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