Some flights out of northwestern British Columbia are cancelled due to ash from a Russian volcano that erupted thousands of kilometres away.
Air Canada says it is monitoring the ash cloud from the Shiveluch volcano, which caused the cancellation of some of its regional flights to and from Prince Rupert and Terrace on Thursday.
It says in an email that more schedule adjustments could occur depending on the direction of the ash cloud.
The volcano on Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula, about 4,300 kilometres west of Terrace, erupted Tuesday and sent up an ash cloud 10 kilometres high.
Volcano spews dust and ash on Russian villages2 days ago
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A volcano on the Kamchatka peninsula erupted early Tuesday, spewing dust
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