The eruption of the volcano near the Eyjafilljallajokull glacier in Iceland send volcanic ash to Europe airspace.
Please click here for the updated list as of 1942 GMT Saturday.
This is a disaster.
Lots of countries in Europe close their airspace because it is too dangerous.
If the volcanic ash get into the plane’s engines, the engines can shut down by themselves.
I got this list from CNN.
AIRSPACE CLOSED
Belgium
Full closure from 4:30 p.m. CET Thursday
Britain
Closed until at 7 p.m. BST Friday
Denmark
Closed until 2 a.m. CET Saturday
Estonia
All airspace closed
France
Some flights landing in Paris, no takeoffs
Germany
Nine airports closed including Frankfurt and Berlin
Finland
Airspace closed until 3 p.m. (8 a.m. ET) Saturday
Lithuania
Airspace closed until further notice
Netherlands
From 7 p.m. CET Thursday
Norway
Parts of the airspace open Friday
Poland
Until 6 p.m. CET, except Krakow
Sweden
To open limited airspace in north from 3 p.m CET Friday
[...] About 17,000 flight were cancelled. [...]