Ethiopia's Hayli Gubbi erupts, ash plume reaches Indian airspace and grounds flights across South Asia

The Hayli Gubbi volcano in Ethiopia erupted for the first time in thousands of years, sending a large ash plume across the Red Sea into Indian airspace. Carriers including Air India and Akasa Air grounded aircraft and canceled flights, with disruptions reported across the Middle East and South Asia.

Discovered 2025-11-24T14:17:19.439147-08:00 | 2025-11-24T14:17:19.439147-08:00

Briefing

What Hype is tracking

  • Immediate operational impact: Air India and Akasa Air grounded and canceled flights after the Hayli Gubbi ash plume entered Indian airspace, creating reroutes and network disruption across the Middle East and South Asia.
  • Threat to Africa–Asia connectivity: the eruption may disrupt transfer flows and contingency plans underpinning recent ties such as the Uganda–Air India interline agreement.
  • Follows other rapid regional disruptions — airlines suspended Delhi–Kathmandu services when Tribhuvan airport closed — underscoring the need for resilient diversion and recovery plans.

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ANI News Agency Space Daily san.com news.ssbcrack.com Economic Times thefederal.com
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First Seen
2025-11-24T14:17:19.439147-08:00
Latest Update
2025-11-26T12:12:18.686280-08:00
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