Iceland's volcano acted up again the weekend that just went by, causing some minor travel disruptions, mostly in the UK and Iceland. I can say minor now because everyone's on the lookout for this (and probably starting to get a little immune to the disruptions) since the first major global disruption a month ago. Scientists predict that this spewing of ash cloud thing is going to go on indefinitely. The last time it erupted, the sporadic spray of plumes of ash lasted a couple of years. I wonder how long this cycle will last.
But this hasn't put a dampener on people's need to travel to Europe, which is a good thing for airlines as flying to the various European hubs is probably their most profitable route. What more, school holidays in Asia is just a couple of weeks away and at this time of year, Europe is a popular destination as summer is just around the corner. Many families have taken up offers during the end February travel fair here in Singapore. It was a bumper travel fair, if I remember correctly, where most of the travel agencies reported great take up rates for their European destinations.
Let's see if anything happens the coming weekend or in a couple of week's time!
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