▁sp or adic ▁clos ures ▁from ▁time ▁to ▁time , ▁not ably ▁in ▁the ▁UK , ▁Ireland , ▁and ▁I cel and , ▁but ▁not ▁a ▁blank et ▁shut down . ▁ ▁Dis ru ptions ▁outside ▁Europe ▁Al most ▁every ▁country ▁with ▁an ▁international ▁air port ▁experienced ▁some ▁dis ruption ▁due ▁to ▁fl ights ▁to ▁or ▁from ▁Europe ▁being ▁can ce led . ▁Out side ▁Europe , ▁Canada , ▁Russia , ▁and ▁Kaz akh stan ▁were ▁the ▁only ▁countries ▁to ▁deal ▁with ▁a ▁risk ▁from ▁ash ▁clouds ▁in ▁their ▁air space . ▁ ▁Canada ▁The ▁Canadian ▁air space ▁was ▁never ▁closed ▁or ▁restricted ▁because ▁of ▁vol can ic ▁ash . ▁Although ▁the ▁UK ▁Met ▁Office ▁map ▁of ▁ 2 1 ▁April ▁shows ▁the ▁ash ▁cloud ▁reaching ▁Lab r ador , ▁New found land , ▁the ▁Mar itime ▁provinces , ▁far ▁eastern ▁Quebec , ▁and ▁the ▁G ulf ▁of ▁St . ▁Lawrence , ▁concentr ations ▁were ▁expected ▁to ▁be ▁sparse . ▁ ▁On ▁Monday , ▁ 1 9 ▁April , ▁the ▁combination ▁of ▁heavy ▁fog ▁with ▁a ▁warning ▁by ▁Transport ▁Canada ▁and ▁Nav ▁Canada ▁of ▁a ▁ 3 0 % ▁risk ▁of ▁vol can ic ▁ash ▁reaching ▁St . ▁John ' s ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁can cellation ▁of ▁several ▁fl ights ▁scheduled ▁to ▁leave ▁St . ▁John ' s ▁International ▁Airport , ▁G ander , ▁and ▁De er ▁Lake . ▁Because ▁of ▁the ▁heavy ▁fog , ▁it ▁is ▁unclear ▁if ▁the ▁ash ▁cloud ▁warning ▁was ▁really ▁the ▁cause ▁of ▁the ▁can cell ations ▁and