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Events on Sunday 23 May 2010 1
2010Eyjafjallajökull volcanic eruptionAsh cloud grounds European air travelAn eruption of the Icelandic volcano Eyjafjallajökull sent an ash plume into European airspace, grounding flights across the continent for days. Roughly 100,000 flights were cancelled, stranding millions of travelers and costing airlines billions of dollars. It was the largest disruption to European air travel since the Second World War.