Flights in and out of Alaska largely returned to normal Saturday after days of major travel disruptions caused by a cloud of volcanic ash that had drifted from Russia and was finally dissipating.
A group of students from Palmer’s Academy Charter School who traveled to Juneau for a field trip to learn about the legislative process and meet with lawmakers were unable to fly home Thursday after their flight was canceled.
“There’s parents here that are needing to get home to other kids or family members, there’s kids here without their families — some are having a ball with that and some are more concerned,” she said. “Even things like doing laundry, the kids only packed so many pairs of clothes and their parents only sent so much money along.”
Jason Overby, Matt Roberts, Kat Moore and Rebecca Menzia jam in the Ted Stevens International Airport on Thursday, April 14, 2023, waiting for their flight to Juneau for the Folk Fest. The afternoon flight was delayed for several hours, took off and turned around because of the volcanic ash threat to the aircraft.
South Africa Latest News, South Africa Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Alaska Air National Guard: The village behind the rescues“When you sum up all the functions of just this Wing, and you put them together, it is a highly effective and awesome power for good,” one official said.
Read more »
Alaska News Nightly: Thursday, April 13, 2023Tonight on Alaska News Nightly: Senator Lisa Murkowski makes a trip to Ukraine in support of its defense against Russia. Plus, the eruption of a Russian volcano is causing some air travel to be delayed. Listen here:
Read more »
Alaska high school sports association to consider barring transgender girls from girls’ sports teamsAlaska’s high school sports association is set to consider an amendment to its bylaws that would limit transgender girls’ participation in girls’ school sports teams.
Read more »
Biden admin greenlights LNG exports from Alaska project - documentThe Biden administration on Thursday approved exports of liquefied natural gas from the Alaska LNG project, a document showed, as the United States competes with Russia to ship natural gas from the Arctic to Asia.
Read more »
Alaska’s Alyeska Resort joins Ikon Pass collective of ski resortsAlyeska Resort is joining the Ikon Pass collective of ski resorts for the 2023-24 season, adding the Girdwood ski area to an array of resorts accessible to passholders and potentially boosting visitation by out-of-state skiers and snowboarders.
Read more »