Flight disruptions to, from and within Alaska continued Friday morning as volcanic ash drifted over the state following an eruption in Russia’s Far East.
This satellite image shows a crater and an ash cloud after the Shiveluch volcano erupted in Klyuchi village on the Kamchatka Peninsula in Russia, Wednesday, April 12, 2023.
On Thursday, 51 Alaska Airlines flights were canceled, the company said in a statement. By 6 a.m. Friday, 11 more flights were canceled. More cancelations were possible and delays were likely, Alaska Airlines said.
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