The domestic and international flights in two airports in Buenos Aires, the largest in Argentina, were suspended on Tuesday morning before the volcanic ash input to the region after the eruption of Puyehue Chile , told AFP an airport source .
"A total of 30 flights were canceled Tuesday in Buenos Aires Aeroparque (coastal and bordering countries) and another 32 at the Ezeiza International (southern suburbs) because of the ash cloud," said the source of Aeropuertos Argentinos 2000, the company in charge of both stations air.
Meanwhile, air stations of Patagonia, Argentina (south) were closed on Saturday following the eruption of the volcano located in southern Chile, close to tourist destinations in Argentina, including the city of Bariloche, which receives thousands of travelers foreign.
The spokesman, who requested anonymity, said that after noon will meet the crisis committee to assess the displacement of the volcanic ash cloud reached Buenos Aires, though imperceptible to the public because his pen is located more than 5,000 meters.
The flagship airline Aerolineas Argentinas and its subsidiary Austral well as Lan Chile, which covers much of coastal shipping services in the capital's airport, reported in separate statements the suspension of its operations "until further notice."
Meanwhile, in Sao Paulo, the Brazilian Airport Infrastructure Company (Infraero), which manages the airport, told AFP that ten flights were to depart from Brazil on Tuesday morning to Argentina and Chile were canceled due to the cloud ash.
For his part, at the international airport of Rio de Janeiro three arrivals were canceled from the capital of Argentina and one from the city of Córdoba (central Argentina).
A spokesman for the Brazilian airline TAM said that the cancellation of its flights due to volcanic ash cloud caused by the eruption of Puyehue volcano in southern Chile, which began Saturday and forced the evacuation of about 4,000 people of various populations nearby.
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