Flights are slowly starting to resume for volcanic ash-troubled travelers to and from Europe, which has brought some hope to those stranded. But know what was also pretty good for folks at JFK Airport's "cot city"? The showers in trailers that were brought in by the Port Authority and parked outside Terminal 4! more ›

As ash from the Eyjafjallajokull volcano continues to snag air travel, as airlines have criticized European governments for flight restrictions that are costing them $250 million a day. The head of an airline industry body, Giovanni Bisignani, told the BBC, "This is a European embarrassment and it's a European mess." And it's not just European airlines that are hurting—NYC's tourism arm believes it's losing $250 million from the lack of European visitors this weekend. NYC & Co. spokeswoman Marjan Inbar told the Daily News, "The people we were expecting are not coming and not spending money at restaurants." more ›

With volcanic ash from a volcano under the Eyjafjallajokull glacier continuing to pose air travel problems to and from much of Europe, it was inevitable that con artists would target weary travelers stranded in airports. The Post, which said that much of JFK Airport's Terminal 4 had become a "cot city" yesterday, reports today that two Czech citizens were approached by a stranger who "offered them a hotel room and transportation to get there -- all for $55. When the two men arrived at the hotel, they found it fully booked and the stranger gone -- then they had to pay another $50 to get back to the airport." more ›

That crazy plume of volcanic ash from an Icelandic glacier is still causing problems for air travelers around the world, but especially in Europe. And, as CBS reports, "The volcano in Iceland is still erupting, spewing out columns of heavy smoke and ash, and officials said it's showing no sign of letting up." Eurocontrol says, "Forecasts suggest that the cloud of volcanic ash will persist and that the impact will continue for at least the next 24 hours." more ›

Yes, Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg was grounded in NYC, thanks to the volcanic ash over European airspace, and has been running the government with his iPad. He told CNN, "There are good means of communication, I have close contacts with my office all the times, and there are a lot of activities in Norway where we try to reduce the consequences of the volcano in Norway. It's very normal for a PM to travel abroad so this is not different from the other travels, it's just lasts some days more than expected. We have the internet, the mobile phone... I also use an iPad, which is excellent." more ›

Travelers to and from Europe were stranded as ash from an Icelandic volcano continued to cause problems in Europe's airspace. BBC News reports, "Flights across much of Europe will be severely disrupted well into Saturday because of drifting ash ejected from a volcano in Iceland, officials said. Much of the airspace across northern and western Europe has been closed, and air control officials said some 17,000 flights would be cancelled on Friday." Now it's questionable whether President Obama and other world leaders can fly to the funeral of Polish president Lech Kaczynski. more ›

Ash from an Icelandic volcano has drifted across the Atlantic Ocean, forcing flights in and out of London's Heathrow Airport to be stopped. Travelers arriving to JFK Airport for British Airways flights found their flights cancelled this morning; the AP reports, "Britain's Civil Aviation Authority said non-emergency flights would be banned until at least 6 p.m. (1700 GMT, 1 p.m. EDT). Irish authorities also closed their air space for eight hours." Flights to and from Scandinavia were also halted—even Norway's prime minister is stranded in NYC! more ›