Katrina Kaif had to miss the flight to London and her maternal grandfather's 90th birthday celebrations there
The volcanic ash cloud over European skies has thrown travel plans of several B-town folk off track. Katrina Kaif had to miss the flight to London and her maternal grandfather's 90th birthday celebrations there
Kat, who was to leave on Friday says, "I was trying to get to London for an important family function yesterday but all the flights were cancelled so I couldn't attend it. I am very upset! All the air spaces were shut because of the volcano so there was no chance of going. I waited till Saturday for the British air space to open so I could go but no chance."
The actress adds that the event was very special for her. "It was my grandfather's 90th birthday (April 18) and all my family members had gathered in London to celebrate it. I hate this volcano! It's ruining everything and our papers are only talking about the IPL when Europe is in a crisis of epic proportions."
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An ash cloud emanating from Iceland's active Eyjafjallaj kull volcano halted air traffic across a wide swath of continental Europe beginning Thursday till yesterday, grounding planes on a scale unseen since the 2001 terror attacks as authorities stopped all flights over Britain, Ireland and the Nordic nations. The move shut down London's five major airports including Heathrow, a major trans-Atlantic hub that handles over 1,200 flights and 180,000 passengers per day. Airport shutdowns and flight cancellations spread across Europe ufffd to France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Denmark, Ireland, Sweden, Finland and Switzerland ufffd and the effects reverberated worldwide.
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