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Apr 16, 2010 (newstodate): A glimpse at flightradar24.com gives an immediate picture of the unusual situation in Europe where aviation has largely come to a halt due to the Icelandic volcano outbreak.
Only in the airspace of Austria, Slovenia, the other Balkan countries, Southern Poland and Belarus shows limited air traffic, while the countries north of this great divider are completely devoid of civil aviation.
While some traffic will return from late today, passengers are piling up in airports and aircraft are stranded at odd destinations, requiring several days after a full resumption of traffic before patterns return to normal.
Only in the airspace of Austria, Slovenia, the other Balkan countries, Southern Poland and Belarus shows limited air traffic, while the countries north of this great divider are completely devoid of civil aviation.
While some traffic will return from late today, passengers are piling up in airports and aircraft are stranded at odd destinations, requiring several days after a full resumption of traffic before patterns return to normal.