In previous year’s the London Book Fair has faced down potential disruptions from phantom transit strikes to their own disastrous one-year relocation to the periphery of London. This year’s obstacle–important for anyone expecting to fly in to London–is volcanic ash spread from an eruption in Iceland. British air traffic authorities have banned all non-emergency flights until at least 2 AM Eastern time Friday (or 6 Greenwich Mean Time). Unfortunately the AP notes, “in a sobering comment, one scientist in Iceland said the ejection of volcanic ash — and therefore disruptions in air travel — could continue for days or even […]
