Fascinating Fountain of Fire Surprises Visitors: Video Auglýsingin endar eftir 5 sekúndur.
Áfram 5 Sólný Pálsdóttir was at the eruption site by Fagradalsfjall mountain, Southwest Iceland, just before midnight, Saturday, when large jets of magma suddenly started spouting high into the air from the only active crater, mbl.is reports. She managed to capture this impressive sight on video. This was her sixth visit to the eruption site, and she describes each visit as an adventure. Screenshot from the video She lives in the nearby town of Grindavík and is able to see the eruption in the distance from her home.
First Delta Flight Lands in Keflavík The season s first Delta flight has arrived. Photo/Sigurður Unnar Ragnarsson Vala Hafstað An aircraft from Delta Air Lines landed at Keflavík International Airport yesterday – the first scheduled Delta flight to Iceland this season, Morgunblaðið reports. It was one of nine flights from nine different countries that arrived at the airport yesterday. The majority of the passengers on board the almost fully-booked Delta flight were Amercan tourists, already vaccinated for COVID-19. Starting May 20, Delta will be offering daily flights from Boston to Keflavík, and beginning May 27, daily flights will be offered from Minneapolis.
Could End of Eruption Be Near? mbl.is/Eggert Jóhannesson The volcanic activity by Fagradasfjall mountain, Southwest Iceland, suddenly changed shortly before midnight Saturday from being continuous to becoming pulsating. “Sometimes when such activity emerges, it is a sign the end of an eruption is near, but we haven’t experienced this during effusive eruptions before,” Páll Einarsson, geophysicist and professor emeritus, tells Morgunblaðið . Páll Einarsson, geophysicist and professor emeritus. Photo/Ómar Óskarsson Instead of erupting continuously, the only active crater now erupts for up to 15 minutes, followed by a pause of one to a few minutes. Páll notes that the bursts of eruption have been getting shorter and the pauses in between longer.
Sky Lagoon Opens Today Construction of the baths - one of the largest in Iceland’s travel industry in recent years - began early last year and has proceeded well. Preparation and design started long before that, though, or more than a decade ago. Dagný Pétursdóttir, managing director of Sky Lagoon. mbl.is/Eggert Jóhannesson Dagný Pétursdóttir, managing director of Sky Lagoon, is optimistic. “Although we may get off to a slow start this summer, we are very optimistic. Once things get going, I think they will happen quickly,” she states. “Of course, you don’t make an investment of ISK 5 billion [USD 40 million; EUR 33 million] unless you’re looking toward the future,” she adds.