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\nThe volcanic ash from Iceland traveled all the way down to North Africa and then made its way over to Turkey on Tuesday.\n<\/p>\n
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\nThe inconvenience caused authorities to close down Casablanca airport in Morocco and also airports in Spain and airspace over Turkey.\n<\/p>\n
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\nThe civil aviation authorities in Morocco said on Tuesday that in order provide passengers with maximum safety five airports would need to be closed down. Casablanca, Rabat-Sale, Tangiers, Tetouan, and Essaouira were all closed down Tuesday afternoon.\n<\/p>\n
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\nLast month when the eruption first took place Morocco’s airports were not affected.\n<\/p>\n
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\nAirports were also closed on Tuesday in Spain due to the relentless ash, which affected dozens of tourist flights.\n<\/p>\n
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\nThere were shut downs in the Canary Islands of Tenerife, La Palma and Gomera. Airports in Seville and Jerez were also closed.\n<\/p>\n
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\nSpain chose to keep restrictions on planes flying between 20,000 and 35,000 feet above the ground, which affected trans-Atlantic flights to and from other European countries. \n<\/p>\n
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\nThe ash caused about 20 Spanish airports to close over the weekend.\n<\/p>\n
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\nFlights west and southwest of Turkey’s capital were suspended momentarily on Tuesday afternoon because of the ash cloud.\n<\/p>\n
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\nIstanbul’s airports remained open but international flights from Europe were likely affected by the airspace closure.\n<\/p>\n
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\nAbout 29,000 flights were operating Tuesday in Europe, which is normal this time of year according to the Eurocontrol air traffic control agency based in Brussels.\n<\/p>\n
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\nAccording to meteorologists the volcano will continue to affect aviation in Europe until the volcano in southern Iceland stops erupting.\n<\/p>\n
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\nThe last time the same volcano erupted, the consequences persisted from 1821 to 1823.\n<\/p>\n
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