Due to the volcanic eruption in Chile in the country 40% blocked air traffic.

The eruption of the volcano Calbuco started the day before and already 20 kilometer zone of the evacuation of local residents. The authorities emphasize that violations with flights in Chile can last about a week, until the very long as the threat persists.

It is important to note that the volcanic ash when hit by an airplane engine can cause its failure, which in turn dramatically increases the chance the probability of the crash. At the same time the probability of volcanic ash is very high and because air carriers banned from flying in the vicinity of the volcano, thus leaving the southern part of the country cut off from the north.