Volcanic ash not deterring people from travel entirely
SINGAPORE – Is volcanic ash from Iceland deterring people from making travel plans to Europe? Not entirely, according to a new survey by travel website airfarewatchdog.com.
The poll of over 1,500 flyers showed 39 percent still plan to travel and the Iceland volcanic eruptions have had no effect on their plans.
Fifty-four percent stated they had no plans to travel to Europe anyway and 9 percent stated the eruptions had forced them to change their minds.
“So in spite of the threat of potentially more eruptions and disruptions, a surprisingly low percentage of flyers are changing their plans,” the website stated in a statement.
“And since the volcano is now a ‘known hazard’, it looks like people are willing to take the risk of continuing with their plans even though travel insurance would not cover changes to itineraries if an eruption occurs during a planned trip that forces additional nights stay.”
Much of Europe’s air space was closed for six days in mid-April over fears that ash from an Icelandic volcano would cause aircraft to crash.
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