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http://www.businessweek.com/news/2010-04-19/

Volcano Ash May Reach Canada Coast, MET Office Says (Update1)
April 19, 2010, 6:07 AM EDT

By Steve Rothwell

April 19 (Bloomberg) -- The ash cloud from the Icelandic volcanic eruption that grounded tens of thousands of flights in Europe last week may spread to Canada’s east coast today, according to the U.K. MET office.

The plume is approaching the coast of Newfoundland, and based on the forecast model that takes into account factors including wind flow, it may reach the North American east coast at about 8 a.m. in New York, Bob Syvret, a forecaster at the U.K. Met Office, said in a telephone interview today.

As many as 63,000 flights have been canceled since the April 14 eruption at the Eyjafjallajökull volcano spewed dust across Europe’s airspace, causing airports from Dublin to Moscow to shutter. Deutsche Lufthansa AG, Air France-KLM Group and industry groups are pressing European governments to loosen the unprecedented closing of the region’s airspace.

The disruptions are costing carriers as much as $300 million in lost revenue a day, according to the most recent estimate by the International Air Transport Association. British Airways Plc, with daily sales of about 24 million pounds ($37 million), is among dozens of carriers that are scrapping flights.

Air Canada, the nation’s largest carrier, canceled flights to destinations including Halifax, Toronto and New Jersey from St. John’s airport in Newfoundland, according to the airport Web site.

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