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Airline experts to assess volcano risks in Iceland

GENEVA (Reuters) - Aviation and aerospace experts will gather in Iceland next month to coordinate the global response to future volcanic eruptions, Icelandic officials said on Wednesday.

GENEVA (Reuters) - Aviation and aerospace experts will gather in Iceland next month to coordinate the global response to future volcanic eruptions, Icelandic officials said on Wednesday.

The conference follows an aviation crisis in April and May when Iceland's Eyjafjallajokull volcano erupted, spewing vast clouds of ash around Europe, grounding flights and leaving thousands of passengers stranded, many for a week or more.

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