| The volcano in Iceland with the name which is so hard | | | | didn`t get any enquires from passengers of the |
| to pronounce switched off flights in Europe and | | | | commercial airlines who were waiting at the airport for |
| delayed many flights from other continents. Thousands | | | | their flights. The possible reason for the low interest |
| of passengers were stuck in airports all over the | | | | from the passengers - the reports in the media which |
| Europe. Of course, private jet charters also had to | | | | said that airspace is closed, but which didn't give a |
| postpone or delay their flights because of the weather | | | | detailed elaboration of what planes really used the |
| conditions and the restrictions from the authorities. But | | | | airports and what the different permissions for |
| still there was a chance to fly by turbo propeller jets | | | | different aircraft were. |
| and light general aviation planes. These types of small | | | | The air-taxi couldn`t carry a passenger for an |
| aircraft fly lower in comparison with the altitude of | | | | extremely long distance, for example, to a different |
| commercial planes in Europe. The ash was at the high | | | | continent. But it can help with flights inside Europe. The |
| altitude of where big jet planes fly and it didn`t influence | | | | route from Zurich to Paris could take around 2.5 hours. |
| small aircraft. | | | | It will be more expensive than a train or a commercial |
| The airport in Zurich was forced to ban commercial | | | | flight but it will be a decision at a situation when the |
| flights during several days but at that time the | | | | time costs more than a flight by private jet charter, |
| authorities of the airport allowed the owners of light | | | | and where uncertainty is a major problem for |
| planes to take off and land at the airport without | | | | passengers. So the solution in the situation when there |
| problem. Lots of aviation fans took the opportunity to | | | | is a lack of the information - to call the charter broker |
| use the airport as their base for flying. But the pilots | | | | and to check if there is a possibility to organize a flight. |