{"id":5605,"date":"2010-04-16T09:57:49","date_gmt":"2010-04-16T14:57:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/?p=5605"},"modified":"2016-12-16T18:42:41","modified_gmt":"2016-12-17T00:42:41","slug":"flight-cancellations-mount-as-volcanic-ash-spreads-over-europe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/2010\/04\/flight-cancellations-mount-as-volcanic-ash-spreads-over-europe\/","title":{"rendered":"Flight cancellations mount as volcanic ash spreads over Europe"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>More countries are closing their air space to <a title=\"Flights\" href=\"http:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/App\/PrepareFlightsTab\" target=\"_self\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">flights<\/span><\/strong><\/a>, as a cloud of volcanic ash continues\u00a0 spreading over Europe. The eruption, which occurred on Wednesday morning under <strong>Iceland\u2019s Eyjafjallajokull glacier<\/strong>, has caused 17,000 flight cancellations around the world. It\u2019s expected to take days before operations return to normal.<\/p>\n<p>Many airlines are waiving penalties for those who wish to change their flights. We\u2019re also waiving Orbitz cancellation fees for any flight, car, hotel or activity for customers who\u2019ve been affected by the situation. For more information, visit the <strong><a title=\"Orbitz customer support page\" href=\"http:\/\/faq.orbitz.com\/app\/answers\/detail\/a_id\/13130\" target=\"_self\">Orbitz online customer support page<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Related resources<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/updates.orbitz.com\/flight_status\">Flight status<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"..\/..\/App\/ViewHotelSearch\">Hotels<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pixel.newscred.com\/px.gif?key=YXJ0aWNsZT1iNGZhNWVlNjNhZGQ4MmFlNDZmZTI0MDVhMDk0NzdhNw==\" alt=\"\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\" class=\"nc_pixel\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For the second day in a row, a cloud of volcanic ash spreading over Europe continues to impact travelers around the 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