About 360 flights in Russia were cancelled...

The eruption on the Eyjafjallajokull Glacier in Iceland, which began on Wednesday, has disabled air traffic throughout central and northern Europe, leaving thousands of travelers stranded. The cloud is expected to remain there for four to five days.

However, Sergei Izvolsky, an adviser to the head of the federal civil aviation service, told Ekho Moskvy radio station that there were no grounds for Russia to close its airspace.

"More than 20 European states have closed their airspace. However, the airport of [the Baltic exclave] of Kaliningrad is working in the normal regime and currently there are no grounds for closing Russia"s airspace," he said.

Russia"s flagship air carrier Aeroflot, which cancelled over 40 Sunday flights, said the cost of tickets will be returned in full.

MOSCOW, April 18 (RIA Novosti)