The FINANCIAL — According to RIA Novosti, the eruption of a volcano in Iceland which has caused air traffic chaos in Europe has shown signs of diminishing in scale, an Icelandic seismologist said on April 19.
"Currently, the eruption has diminished markedly," Bryndis Brandsdottir of the University of Iceland told AFP.
The seismologist also said in the past 36 hours the volcano has spawned less ash than previously.
"The ash column does not rise above 3,000 meters (9,800 feet)," she said.
The eruption of the Eyjafjallajokull Glacier in Iceland, which began on April 14, has disabled air traffic throughout central and northern Europe, leaving thousands of travelers stranded.
Meanwhile, the European air traffic control agency, Eurocontrol, has said up to 9,000 flights of the 28,000 flights scheduled in southern Europe, which has been less affected by the ash, will operate on April 19.
Some 63,000 flights have been cancelled in Europe since April 15 and some 313 airports in the continent paralyzed due to the Icelandic volcano eruption, Eurocontrol said.
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