Iceland Volcano Affects Tourism and Travel

April 20, 2010 - PRLog -- The Director of AA Safaris and Tours Tana Hadijah was not happy about the natural volcanic effects "I have about 20 tourist who were supposed to be on safari now. I have been forced to change their lodging and trekking permits"

The Deputy PR of Civil Aviation said that the operators have no choice but to wait until the skies clear and become safe for travel.

Most airlines have recorded a loss in the revenue due to the cancellations. Kenya Airways has already canceled nine more flights as the Volcano spreads. "Kenya Airways would like to confirm to its passengers, customers, the travel trade and the public of changes to its flight schedules for today  resulting from Icelandic volcanic dust drifting towards Europe," the statement reads. The most affected were passengers booked onto KLM and SN Brussels and British Airways flights headed to Europe.  

With the increased pressure on airlines to resume flights, some web sources indicate that some air companies may decide to fly above the ashes and solve this rather pending travel problem.

Recent reports about the volcano indicate that the volcano has changed its state as more lava is flowing. This means less ashes and soon the flights will be resumed.
Some safari packages targeting flights in the month of April have already been cancelled by many travel agents such as,  http://www.adventureugandasafari.com AA Safaris and Tours.