BERLIN AP – Airlines lost at least $1.7 billion in revenue during the volcanic ash crisis, an industry group said Wednesday as the debate heated up over European governments’ handling of a week of airspace closures.
Planes were flying into all of Europe’s top airports – London’s Heathrow, Paris’ Charles de Gaulle and Frankfurt. Still experts predicted it could take days – even more than a week – to clear a backlog of stranded passengers after about 102,000 flights were canceled around the world.
