NORTH AFRICAN VOLCANO ERUPTION AFFECTS FLIGHTS

The ash cloud from the Nabro volcano in Eritrea, which erupted on Monday, has disrupted flights in the region. Luxor International Airport has declared a state of emergency in anticipation of the arrival of a volcanic ash cloud resulting from the eruption of the Nabro volcano in Eritrea. The cloud is expected to reach the airspace of some Egyptian airports in the south and east of the country. Ethiopian Airlines flights to Northern Ethiopia, Khartoum and Djibouti were affected; while EgyptAir Airlines’ flights to ADD and Asmara were cancelled. Royal Jordanian flights were unaffected for now.