By SHAWN POGATCHNIK
Associated Press Writer
DUBLIN – All flights in and out of Ireland have been canceled Tuesday morning because of the renewed risk of volcanic ash drifting south from Iceland, the Irish Aviation Authority announced Monday.
But experts said they couldn’t tell whether the shifting winds would lead to wider European airspace shutdowns, mirroring last month’s crisis, when more than 100,000 flights were canceled and airlines estimated they lost more than $2 billion in business.
“We cannot really tell what it is going to do,” said University of Iceland geophysicist Pall Einarsson.