Lava Ash on AA

Note: lava ash on the top of the 737
and ash on the wings

AA2195 was the last flight into Guatemala Aurora International Airport on Thursday night, arriving just after 7pm.  Other flights were diverted to nearby San Salvador, El Salvador, just a 4 hour drive from here.  All flights were canceled in and out of the Guatemala City airport on Friday and Saturday and today, Sunday, as airport personnel continue the major clean up after the Thursday late afternoon Pacaya Volcano eruption.

The big question is, "When will the Aurora airport re-open?"  We noticed that AA's flights are canceled through Monday.  It is very important to sweep up all the lava ash off the runway.  Its a tricky runway to begin with and ash would make it even more challenging as well as destructive to the engines.

Check here to read articles about Pacaya 

http://www.sigloxxi.com/pulso.php?id=11826

More later 

~J