Volcanic ash forces Mexican airport to shut down

Posted on July 16, 2013 • Filed under: Mexico, Natural Disaster, Travel Aviation

The Washington Post reports that an airport serving Mexico’s fourth-largest city suspended operations for seven hours because of volcanic ash from the Popocatepetl volcano. The international airport in Puebla was temporarily closed as a precautionary measure, said Puebla airport spokesman Herbert Lopez Palma. Read article

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