Jersey Airport closed as ash cloud moves south

Thursday 15th April 2010, 3:01PM BST.

Smoke and steam rise from the volcano at the Eyjafjallajoekull glacier in Iceland. Picture: AP Photo/Icelandic Coastguard

Jersey Airport was closed at 1 pm today and will remain shut until at least 8 pm as volcanic ash from Iceland moved south.

The eruption happened late yesterday under a glacier in the Eyjafjallajoekull area of Iceland.

Flights all over the country were disrupted as a result of the plume of very fine grey ash – which can cause catastrophic problems for aircraft – moving south.

And Airport spokesman said that there would be no flights in or out of Jersey between 1 pm and 8 pm today, and advised Islanders whose flights had been cancelled to contact their airlines for advice.

• Full report in today’s Jersey Evening Post