World Chaos from 24 -hour blackout at the airport Heathrow woke up memories since 2010, when a corresponding chaos upset air travel in Europe due to volcano Eyjafjallajokull in Iceland.
Was 15 years ago when a volcano eruption in Iceland It caused a cloud of ash that lifted several kilometers into the atmosphere, leading to a stopping air travel in Europe for days, reminiscent of the current situation in Heathrow, Europe’s busiest airport.
Although the cause of the travel blackout, then and now, is different, the result is the same: flight cancellations, planes and global chaos on the ground.
Pollution from the explosion gases and the “cloud” ash over Iceland resulted in Thousands of flights to cancel and airplanes to be taken up for several daysas there was the fear that ash would cause serious damage to the engines. It was an unprecedented situation in Europe.
The eruption of the Eyjafjallajokull volcano, after two centuries of inactivity, made Iceland temporarily known as “The country that stopped the world.”
Similarly, London’s Heathrow Airport remains closed from Friday morning (21.03.2025) due to a large fire that occurred in an electric substation supplying the airport, resulting in most of the international airports having no power and hundreds of flights.
Members of the London Counter -Terrorism Service will begin, according to BBC, survey For the fire that broke out in a power substation at Heathrow Airport, leading to the closure of the airport and causing a lot of chaos on international flights.
According to the British medium, the reason for the investigation is not about the existence of some immediate sabotage indications, but due to the degree of anti -terrorist specialization and the need to exclude the scenario of deception as soon as possible. This research was described as a “preventive measure”.
The volcano eruption in Iceland in 2010 that paralyzed the world
In April 2010 the volcano eruption in Eyjafjallajökull, Iceland It had sowed terror not only in the local community but also in the airspace of Western Europe.
Ash particles entered the atmosphere by putting the planes on the ground for weeks as he was intense Concern about possible destruction of aircraft engines while flight time.
An extensive interruption was followed by air travel between Europe and North America. Over 100,000 flights were canceled in space 8 -day while More than 10 million travelers were excluded in airports.
Damages caused to world -wide air circulation by volcanic ash exceed those caused by the September 11 terrorist attacks In 2001, the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) announced.
The Eyjafjallajokull volcano exploded under conditions that contributed to the huge size of the cloud, due to a glacier at its top that frozen the lava, creating tiny particles that were launched by steam.
They were then transported through the wind throughout Europe.