Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 11:47am on 19 Dec 2023,Tuesday Weather & Environment
Flight Radar reports that flights from Keflavik Airport are proceeding on schedule despite the nearby volcanic eruption. They state on X, "Our data reveals minimal impact on operations at Keflavik Airport (KEF) following the volcanic eruption at Grindavik, likely due to no ash cloud." Only 13 flights, 5% of departures and 4% of arrivals, were canceled in the past 24 hours. “Seismic activity together with measurements from GPS devices indicate that the magma is moving to the southwest and the eruption may continue in the direction of Grindavik,” the Met Office said. The Icelandic Coast Guard undertook daring operations, including ferrying a fishing boat to safety and assisting scientists in evaluating the erupting volcano.
