(Updates with new information)
The Benito Juárez International Airport in Mexico City resumed operations after, in the early hours of Saturday, it reported that it had suspended flights due to ash from the Popocatépetl volcano, which has been active for days.
The airport had initially closed at 0425 local time, according to a first report on his Twitter account. Later, at 1300 GMT, he extended the order for two more hours.
“After removing the volcanic ash, reviewing the runways and verifying favorable wind conditions, we will resume takeoff and landing operations starting at 10:00 a.m. local time,” the air terminal said on the social network.
Several flights were delayed and others were cancelled.
Popocatépetl (“the hill that smokes” in the Nahuatl language) is located about 72 kilometers southeast of Mexico City. Since 1994 a new eruptive stage began and it is one of the most monitored in the world as well as one of the most dangerous due to the latent threat it represents for millions of people who live nearby.
Earlier this week, several towns suspended school classes due to volcanic ash.
(Reporting by Sarah Kinosian, additional reporting by Tomás Bravo.)
Source: Ambito
