Iceland is currently on red alert in case volcano Bardarbunga erupts over the next few days. Seismic activity caused extremely strong earthquakes over the weekend that caused quakes measuring above 5.0 on the Richter scale. A small eruption also took place under the Dyngjujökull ice cap, the Icelandic Met Office said.
Airspace over the affected area above Iceland was closed, but all Icelandic airports currently remain open. The upgrade has placed all European airlines on alert.
Charlotte Holmbergh Jacobsson, head of communication at Norwegian, said to E24: “The only thing we know up to now is that the situation is upgraded to code red, it is the highest level of danger. But we have the emergency plans ready in case of an eruption.”
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