Chilean volcano grounds Oz flights yet again

June 21, 2011 11:04

More travails for travellers. The ash cloud from the Chilean volcano Puyehue-Cordon Caulle is causing renewed chaos for flights in Australia, reports bbc.co.uk.

Last week, tens of thousands of flights were affected as airlines grounded flights, and now the cloud has returned after drifting around the world.

Adelaide airport has been shut, and flights are being cancelled out of Canberra and Sydney for the first time.

Qantas said it was simply too dangerous to fly as the ash cloud from the volcano did another lap of the planet.

With the cloud hovering right above the flight path, Adelaide airport in South Australia has been shut throughout Tuesday.

Domestic flights are also being grounded in the capital Canberra and Sydney, the busiest airport in the country.

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