Egypt faced an emergency with air transportation caused by the ash cloud formed after a volcanic eruption in Eritrea.
According to media reports, the cloud is moving in the direction of Egypt, according to RIA Novosti.
Cairo airport is closed for flights to neighbouring countries – Sudan and Eritrea.
Flights from leading airlines of Egypt «EgyptAir» from Cairo to Khartoum and Asmara are canceled due to bad weather conditions.
Authorities fear that the cloud can cover the airport of Hurghada, and then they will have to temporarily stop flights from different countries to this resort town, which could become another blow for the tourism industry of Egypt.
Volcanic ash poses a serious threat to the air-crafts, since its particles entering the jet engines can quickly pull them down.
