Poor old Major Tom...... He's got a lot of free time on his hands at the moment and ground control is keeping him on terra firma for the foreseeable future. As a trail of volcanic cloud continues to drift across nothern europe, the skies are closed to air traffic. The ash - a mixture of glass, sand and rock particles, drifting from 5,000ft (1,500 metres) - could be catastrophic to aircraft, hence the suspension of all flights. Airlines are reportedly loosing around $200 million a day. Businesses are suffering and it is feared many politicians and dignitaries will be unable to attend this weekend's funeral for the Polish President. Iceland is now calving a reputation for creating seismic tremors across the business world. The first was aimed at the financial world when its banking system imploded. This time round it's the explosion of Eyjafjallajoekull that has brought air travel to a studdering and sudden halt. The UK Met Office provides regular updates on the path of the cloud, whilst telecommunications Mila's webcam brings the latest images of the volcano.
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