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18 Apr 2010 10:21

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World: How bad is the Iceland volcano crisis for airline travel, anyway?

  • $200 million in losses for the airlines daily source
  • » Side effects: If the delays stretch out for weeks, not just days, experts say that the crisis could start having major side effects on the economy, such as factory supply chains. The volcano is showing no signs of letting up, by the way, and in fact may be intensifying today.
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17 Apr 2010 11:44

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World: Ashes to ashes: If you’re in Europe and want to fly, it sucks to be you

  • 18,600 number of flights that were
    canceled yesterday due to the erupting Iceland volcano
  • 16,000 number of flights that will be
    canceled today for the very same freaking reason source
  • » How long could this go on, anyway? The ash, which has a very damaging effect on aircraft (think what Lava soap does to your hands, except with an expensive plane), could be in cloud form for the next 24 hours at least; it’s causing chaos for European travelers, who have been forced to travel by boat, car, train or anything non-plane-related.
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15 Apr 2010 10:13

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World: Twitter’s having fun with the Icelandic volcano eruption today



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15 Apr 2010 09:56

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World: Volcanoes are scary. This one is in Iceland is affecting flights

  • The last time we erupted in anger like this, we trashed a hotel room, so we can’t imagine what the Earth is upset about, but we know it must be something really bad. source
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26 Oct 2009 22:56

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Biz, World: Mickey’s done: McDonald’s says no more Big Macs in Iceland

  • The country’s financial collapse is to blame. That’s cold. Jon Ogmundsson, the owner of Iceland’s three McDonald’s locations, has chosen to close up shop in the country. Why’s that? Let him explain: “With the collapse of the Icelandic krona, our food costs have doubled. Business is good, but the bottom line is not sexy.” You know it’s bad when the most prevalent, visible icon of globalization is pulling out of your country. Bjork is probably the only person in Iceland with money right now. source
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