Ethiopia volcano eruption disrupts flights in India; ash cloud to clear by evening

Indian carriers Air India and Akasa Air have canceled several flights following the eruption of Ethiopia’s long-dormant Hayli Gubbi volcano, which sent ash plumes high into the atmosphere, with the ash now drifting over portions of Indian airspace, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).

Air India has cancelled 13 flights since Monday after India’s aviation regulator, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), issued an advisory instructing carriers to avoid routes affected by volcanic ash.