The eruption of a volcano in Iceland and the ash spewed into the air has turned much of Europe into a no-fly zone. The immediate business impact is discussed in this AP article.
Excerpt: "Airlines are already counting the cost of grounded planes, and there are growing fears about the transportation of food supplies and other essential goods should the flight disruptions persist for several days — or longer."
This got me to wondering what impact, if any, a prolonged grounding of flights in Europe and possibly elsewhere might have on the U.S. trucking industry and expedited freight transport.
At present, it appears that flights will return to normal early next week. I'm wondering what impact, if any, a prolonged grounding of flights might have, if, hypothetically, the same volcano spewed more ash for a prolonged period of time?
Your thoughts?
Excerpt: "Airlines are already counting the cost of grounded planes, and there are growing fears about the transportation of food supplies and other essential goods should the flight disruptions persist for several days — or longer."
This got me to wondering what impact, if any, a prolonged grounding of flights in Europe and possibly elsewhere might have on the U.S. trucking industry and expedited freight transport.
At present, it appears that flights will return to normal early next week. I'm wondering what impact, if any, a prolonged grounding of flights might have, if, hypothetically, the same volcano spewed more ash for a prolonged period of time?
Your thoughts?
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